§ 80. Major HOWARDasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture whether he will make a statement respecting the land controlled by county councils in Great Britain, giving the total acreage and the estimated acreage under wheat this year?
The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the BOARD of AGRICULTURE (Sir Arthur Boscawen)I assume that my hon. and gallant Friend refers to the land of which the Agricultural Executive Committees are in possession under the Defence of the Realm Regulations, the total area is 32,000 acres, of which 12,000 acres is let to farmers and 20,000 acres is being farmed by the Committee themselves. The Ministry have no information as to the cropping of this land, but inquiries will be made and the result communicated to the hon. Member.