HC Deb 03 April 1939 vol 345 cc2463-4W
Sir P. Hurd

asked the Secretary of State for War how much agricultural land in Wiltshire has been acquired by his Department, and are any further acquisitions proposed?

Mr. Hore-Belisha

A total of 94,325 acres of agricultural land have been acquired in Wiltshire by my Department. A further 1,765 acres are in course of being purchased, and the acquisition of an area of approximately 1,500 acres is at present under consideration.