§ 12. Mr. Wallasked the Minister of Overseas Development if she will make a statement about the progress on the land resettlement, 400,000 acres, scheme in Kenya.
§ Mrs. HartI would refer the hon. Gentleman to the reply given to his Question on 20th October. According to the latest information, it now seems that the total acreage to be transferred under the three current schemes, covering purchases for land settlement, purchases by the Agricultural Development Corporation, and purchases through the Agricultural Finance Corporation, may amount to 370,000 acres by March, 1970.—[Vol. 788, c. 147.]
§ Mr. WallWill the Minister give an undertaking that the fourth year of the scheme will be completed as planned? Will she say what the Government are prepared to do to help elderly British farmers who cannot continue much longer because of the pressure on land and the deteriorating security situation?
§ Mrs. HartBeyond March, 1970, when the current schemes come to an end, we hope to hold discussions with the Kenya Government. We do not expect those discussions to take place until after the forthcoming elections in Kenya.