§ Mr. Llewellynasked the Minister of Agriculture whether he has accepted, and what action he has taken upon, the recommendation made in paragraph 70 of Command Paper No. 8060, submitted in October, 1950, by the Council for Wales and Monmouthshire, concerning the development of marginal land; and whether he will make a statement.
Mr. T. WilliamsThe provisions of the Hill Farming Act, 1946, were extended by the Livestock Rearing Act, 1951, to enable grants to be made for the improvement of livestock rearing land in upland areas which is suitable for use for the breeding, rearing and maintenance of sheep or cattle, but not for the carrying on to any material extent of dairy farming or the production of fat sheep or fat cattle or crops for sale. County agricultural executive committees advise my Department on the eligibility of land and farming enterprises for improvement grants under these Acts.