§ 101. Captain Corfieldasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what has been the total expenditure on ploughing grants for the years 1955–56 and 1956–57; and what proportion of these grants has been in respect of areas of under five and 10 acres, respectively.
§ Mr. GodberThe total expenditure on ploughing grants in England and Wales for the financial years 1955–56 and 1956–57 was £3,308,877 and £6,431,538, respectively. As regards the second part of the Question, the only figure readily available is that the average acreage per claim for England and Wales as a whole was 9 acres in 1956.57.