§ 93. Lord H. CAVENDISH-BENTINCKasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture how many acres of land in England and Wales are now growing nothing but coarse grass, thorns, and thistles, which, if cultivated, are capable of making a sensible addition to the food supply of the nation?
§ Mr. ACLANDI regret that it is not possible to say how many acres there are in the country of poor pasture land and under-cultivated land of the kind to which my Noble Friend refers.
§ Lord H. CAVENDISH-BENTINCKWill the hon. Gentleman consider the advisability of obtaining this information at the earliest possible moment, in view of the necessity for the greater production of food in the country?
§ Mr. ACLANDI am very sorry that the labour supply would really not be sufficient 666 to make any impression in cultivating waste land. The labour applied to agriculture is extraordinarily depleted already.
§ Lord H. CAVENDISH-BENTINCKBut this land is not waste land at all.
§ 94. Lord H. CAVENDISH-BENTINCKasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture how many acres in England and Wales, now occupied by golf clubs, are incapable of improvement from an agricultural point of view; and how many acres are capable of making a substantial addition to the nation's food supply if restored to their fullest agricultural use?
§ Mr. ACLANDThe Board have no specific information as to the quantity or character of land used as golf links, and it would be impossible to obtain the information asked for in the question without a systematic survey.