§ Sir A. Hurdasked the Secretary of State for Air how much agricultural land his Department has derequisitioned and released for normal farming use during the past year; and how much more land he expects to release in the coming year.
Mr. WardIn 1959 we derequisitioned or sold 11,000 acres. We hope to release a further 8,500 acres in 1960. Much of this land was already in agricultural use.