Mr. Watkinsasked the Minister of Agriculture if he will give a list of the commons in Wales which were requisitioned during the war and are now held, and the acreage producing food; and whether he will make arrangements before December, 1952, to prevent this arable land from going out of cultivation.
§ Sir T. DugdaleThe following areas of common land are at present in cultivation under requisition by the county agricultural executive committees in Wales:
Acres Flintshire: Halkyn Mountain … 149 Glamorganshire: … Gellygaer Common … 11 Stallingdown, Cowbridge … 63 St. Hilary Down, Cowbridge … 23 Montgomeryshire: … Y Golfa, Welshpool … 6 Radnorshire: … Broadheath Common … 26 Disgwylfa Hill … 160 438 Acquisition of the requisitioned land at Walkyn Mountain is proceeding under Section 85 of the Agriculture Act, 1947, in order to secure its permanent full and efficient use for agriculture; but I have yet to consider whether or not requisition of the other areas should be prolonged beyond 1952.