§ Sir W. Smithersasked the Minister of Agriculture if he has studied the correspondence and questionnaires which have been sent to him concerning a survey of Exmoor farms, whether this survey is being made with his authority, how many persons are employed on the work, and what is the cost to the taxpayer.
§ Mr. T. WilliamsThis survey, the particulars of which the hon. Member has been good enough to send me, is being carried out under the sole authority of the University of Bristol; and although investigations in agricultural economics at that and other universities are grant-aided, individual research projects such as this do not require my approval. I understand that only one technical assistant is engaged wholly on this inquiry, but I have no information as to the cost.