§ Mr. Craven-Ellisasked the Minister of Agriculture the amount of land in Hampshire which has been taken over by the county agricultural committee on the ground that it was inadequately farmed?
§ Mr. T. WilliamsThe area of land in respect of which my right hon. Friend's consent has been given for the Hampshire War Agricultural Executive Committee to take possession on grounds of bad cultivation is 2,774 acres and, in addition, consent has been given on similar grounds to the termination of tenancies affecting an area of 1,629 acres, without the committee taking possession.
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Mr. David Adamsasked the Minister of Agriculture the amount of land taken over by the county agricultural committees of Durham and Northumberland, respectively, upon the grounds of inadequate farming?
§ Mr. T. WilliamsThe Durham committee have not taken possession of any land but in a number of cases they have arranged, by voluntary negotiation, with landlords and tenants of holdings not being cultivated according to the rules of good husbandry for changes of tenancy whereby farms have been taken over by tenants approved by the committee. In Northumberland possession has been taken of 71 acres and a number of cases of badly cultivated holdings are under review.