§ Sir E. Graham-Littleasked the Minister of Agriculture whether he will make a full statement on all the circumstances under which the Surrey Agricultural Executive Committee in November, 1942, terminated Mrs. M. A. Parrott's tenancy of Wellhouse Farm, Clandon, Surrey, and in May, 1948, gave her one month's notice to vacate the house, although she had been allowed to continue living there in the interval.
§ Mr. G. BrownMrs. Parrott's tenancy of Wellhouse Farm was terminated at the end of October, 1942, under powers given by the Defence Regulations. This action was taken in the interests of food production because the farm was not being cultivated according to the rules of good husbandry. Possession of the land was taken in November, 1942, but Mrs. Parrott was granted a licence to occupy the farmhouse since it was not at that time required for the efficient farming of the land. Owing to changed circumstances, early in 1948 the Surrey Agricultural Executive Committee considered that, for the proper farming of the land, the farmhouse should be made available for occupation by the person to whom the land had been let. Mrs. Parrott was, therefore, given one month's notice in accordance with the terms of her licence. Subsequently, however, it was found possible to make other temporary arrangements without, for the time being, disturbing Mrs. Parrott.