§ 60. Mr. Hurdasked the Minister of Agriculture what grants are given by county agricultural executive committees for the reconstruction of farm roads to make them fit to carry heavy traffic, such 238W as milk lorries; and if he will consult the County Councils Association to ensure that there is full co-operation between his committees and the county councils with the object of providing adequate roads wherever needed for the purposes of food production or the convenience of those living on outlying farms.
Mr. AmoryThe Hill Farming and Livestock Rearing Acts enable me to make grants of 50 per cent. of the cost of making or improving private farm roads in upland areas as part of an approved scheme. Assistance may also be granted under the marginal production scheme up to 50 per cent. of the cost of repairing farm roads where the work is uneconomic for the time being. Arrangements for consultation between agricultural executive committees and highway authorities on problems relating to public roads in rural areas are already in existence and working satisfactorily.