§ Mr. Bartlettasked the Minister of Agriculture what action he proposes to take to stop speculation in agricultural land, which results in the cutting up of useful farms and the re-selling, at high prices, of lots which are frequently without water or hedges and which cannot be developed into prosperous smallholdings.
§ Mr. T. WilliamsI would refer the hon. Member to my reply to his previous Question and that of the hon. Member2680W for West Fife (Mr. Gallacher). I would only add that my Department gives no encouragement to persons, especially those without practical knowledge of agriculture or horticulture, to buy small plots of land unlikely to form efficient agricultural or horticultural holdings.