§ Sir KINGSLEY WOODasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture whether he is aware that a piece of land in Church Fields, South Wood-ford, was rented by the chairman of the Woodford Allotment Association from Christmas, 1917, at a yearly rental of £6 and allocated as allotments; that this land was taken by this gentleman because the local council failed to put into operation the powers they possessed regarding allotments; and that he has now received notice to quit at Michaelmas next; and whether the Board will take action with a view to retaining this land for allotments?
Sir A. BOSCAWENThe Board have no information with regard to these allotments, and, if as stated, they were brought into existence by private enterprise, the Board have no power to arrange for the retention of the land for use as allotments.
§ Sir K. WOODasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture whether and for how long it is intended to retain the allotments now tenanted by about 200 plotholders at Ealing Park Gardens under the Ealing Borough Council?
Sir A. BOSCAWENThe Board understand that the land will shortly be required for building purposes and a notice warning the allotment holders to this effect has been put up on the site. The land will not be relinquished by the local authority, however, until they are satisfied that the owner is in a position to commence building operations immediately.