§ Mr. Priorasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will state the number of approved schemes under the Farm Improvement Scheme for farms of acreages of under 100, 100–200, 200–300 and over 300, respectively, and the average cost of each scheme.
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§ Mr. Scott-HopkinsStatistics are not available for these particular acreage groups but the following table gives the number of applications approved under the Farm Improvement Scheme and an estimated average cost for farms of acreages of under 100, 100–150, and 150 and over. The figures in the table are for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. No similar figures are available for Scotland.
FARM IMPROVEMENT SCHEME England, Wales and Northern Ireland (as at 31st October, 1962) Acreage group No. of approved applications Average cost per approval under 100 … 80,521 £482 100–150 … 27,099 £656 150 and over … 68,455 £1,005 Note: The final column shows the average estimated cost of work per approval: grant payable is one-third of this amount.
§ Mr. Priorasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will state the number of farm improvement schemes and the total cost involved of schemes of under £500, £500-£1,000, £1,000-£2,000, £2,000-£3,000, and over £3,000, respectively.
§ Mr. Scott-HopkinsI regret that it would not be possible to provide this information without considerable expenditure of time and labour.