§ Mr. Hollisasked the Minister of Agriculture when he will give instructions to county council smallholdings committees to increase the number of their smallholdings, so far as this can be done, without disturbance of good sitting tenants.
§ Mr. T. WilliamsI am at present awaiting the first report of the Smallholdings Advisory Council, which I set up to advise me on the administration of Part IV of the Agriculture Act, 1947, relating to smallholdings. Until I have received this report, which I hope will be available shortly, and have studied its recommendations, I cannot approve the creation of additional smallholdings by smallholdings authorities.