§ 78. Sir W. Smithersasked the Minister of Agriculture if he will introduce legislation which will enable dispossessed farmers to appeal to a traditional court of English law on points of fact and of merit.
§ 90. Mr. Gowerasked the Minister of Agriculture if he will take steps to give to all farmers threatened with eviction on grounds of inefficiency the final right of appeal to a properly constituted and traditional court of law.
§ Sir T. DugdaleNo. I consider that the Agricultural Land Tribunals constituted in accordance with the provisions of the Agriculture Act, 1947, are the most suitable bodies to hear appeals in such cases. I am supported in this view by the national organisations representing owners and occupiers of agricultural land. I hope, however, to introduce legislation during the course of this Session to give these tribunals the power, and in certain circumstances the duty, of stating a case to the High Court for determination of any point of law arising on the proceedings before them.