§ Mr. Sloanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether, in every case before an agricultural tenant has his tenancy terminated by an Agricultural Executive Committee for inefficient cultivation, he will ensure that the tenant has an opportunity of an appeal to the Secretary of State or to the Land Court?
Mr. JohnstonIn every case in which an Agricultural Executive Committee desires to terminate a tenancy my prior consent to the action is necessary. Before that consent is given both the owner and712W tenant are invited to submit any representations they may wish to make and any representations which may be made are given due consideration before a decision is reached. I have recently arranged that, in addition to making written representations, the tenant may, if he so wishes, make representations in person at a hearing before a representative of the Department of Agriculture for Scotland.