§ 73. Mr. Alpassasked the Minister of Agriculture what assistance was rendered by the Wiltshire W.A.E.C. to the right hon. Member for Southport (Mr. R. S. Hudson) for labour, cultivations, machinery and drainage; and whether he will state the amount of the grants or 112W subsidies paid to him for cultivations, drainage and fertilisers.
§ Mr. T. WilliamsNo assistance was rendered by the Wiltshire W.A.E.C. to the right hon. Member for Southport personally, but I give below the particulars of the cost of services carried out by the committee on behalf of the Fyfield Estates Company, Limited, of which the right hon. Gentleman is a director, and of the grants and subsidies paid to the company. No assistance was given to the company other than on the basis of such assistance as is available to any farmer.
During the period August, 1942, to September, 1946, the cost of services provided by the committee for which payment has been made, or is due from the company, is as follows:
Subsidies and grants paid (or due) to the company during the same period were as follow:
£ s. d. Destruction of rats 26 15 0 Tile drainage and ditching schemes 2,609 10 3 P.O.W. labour 4,632 6 4 Supplementary labour 429 7 5 Cultivations 392 10 0 Hire of machinery 8 11 3
£ s. d. Ploughing grants … … 899 0 0 Drainage … … 602 1 0 Lime subsidy … … 698 4 11