§ 11. Mr. Loveysasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will issue a revised and clarified claim form for beef cow subsidy.
§ Mr. HoyClaim forms for beef cow subsidy incorporating explanatory notes are issued each year in December. If the hon. Member has any suggestions for improving on the form used in December, 1968, my right hon. Friend will be glad to consider them.
§ Mr. LoveysI thank the hon. Gentleman for that reply. Is he aware that this form is causing considerable extra work to his divisional offices owing to its ambiguity in relation to the qualifying acreage requirement? Much unnecessary correspondence could be avoided if the forms were clearer on this point.
§ Mr. HoyI do not know what ambiguity the hon. Gentleman has in mind, but certainly there is no ambiguity 1696 about acreage, which is laid down specifically—one to two-and-a-half acres.