§ Sir W. Smithersasked the Minister of Agriculture if his attention has been called to the case of two ex-Service men, brothers, named Crouch, who are threatened with dispossession by the East Sussex Agricultural Executive Committee after 34 years' tenure; in view of their production record, what recent events have induced this action; and if he will make a statement.
§ Sir T. DugdaleAs my hon. Friend is aware, the Crouch brothers have appealed to the Agricultural Land Tribunal against the proposal to dispossess them. The matter is thereforesub judice and I cannot make any statement on the merits of the case.