HC Deb 29 March 1920 vol 127 c880
68. Captain BROWN

asked what progress has been made in settling ex-soldiers on the land in Northumberland?

Sir A. BOSCAWEN

Previous to the 25th inst. the Northumberland County Council had been able to provide only one ex-service applicant with a small holding. On that date, however, the council obtained vacant possession of 2,010 acres, which have been recently acquired, and they will now be in a position to provide holdings shortly for a considerable proportion of the 190 approved applicants in the county.

Captain BROWN

Is the right hon. Gentleman aware that these 2,000 acres consist mainly of improved moorland seven or eight miles from the station, and is that a likely place for the settlement of these men?

Sir A. BOSCAWEN

I was informed that it was a very suitable place.