§ Mr. LENNOX-BOYDasked the Minister of Agriculture whether his attention has been called to the possibilities of developing dual occupational holdings; and what is the policy of his Department in respect to extending this type of agricultural activity?
§ Mr. ORMSBY-GOREI have been asked to reply. The policy of my right hon. Friend's Department is, with due regard to economy and within the limits of the financial resources available, to encourage the provision of smallholdings by county councils and councils of county boroughs under the powers conferred upon them by the Small Holdings and Allotments Acts, 1908 to 1926. Such holdings may be either whole-time or part-time.