§ MR. VERNEY (Buckinghamshire, N.)To ask the hon. Member for South Somerset, as representing the President of the Board of Agriculture, whether he will state the total number of applications that have been made for allotments under the Small Holdings and Allotments Act; the number of applicants approved as suitable; and the number of those whose applications have been satisfied.
(Answered by Sir Edward Strachey.) No detailed information has yet been obtained as to the demand for allotments. There are over 14,000 allotment authorities, and it would not be practicable to obtain Returns from them more often than once a year. The information will be obtained for the Annual Report.