HC Deb 27 October 1955 vol 545 cc43-5W
66. Mr. Biggs-Davison

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many applications for smallholdings from persons having agricultural experience were received during the last year by each administrative county council in England and Wales.

Mr. Amory

The following are the figures supplied by each county council of applications for smallholdings received during the year ended 31st March, 1955. The number of these applicants who had the requisite agricultural qualifications is not known.

ENGLAND Applications received
Bedfordshire … 56
Berkshire … 6
Buckinghamshire … 14
Cambridgeshire … 106
Cheshire … 42
Cornwall … 26
Cumberland … 22
Derbyshire … 15
Devonshire … 66
Dorsetshire … 32
Durham … 34
Essex … 32
Gloucestershire … 47
Hampshire … 39
Herefordshire … 37
Hertfordshire … 25
Huntingdonshire … 53
Isle of Ely … 119
Isle of Wight … 6
Kent … 35
Lancashire … 46
Leicestershire … 23
Lincolnshire (Holland) … 166
Lincolnshire (Kesteven) … 15
Lincolnshire (Lindsey) … 14
Middlesex … 47
Norfolk … 86
Northamptonshire … 15
Northumberland … 7
Nottinghamshire … 4
Oxfordshire … 20
Peterborough, Soke of … 9
Rutland … 0
Shropshire … 55
Somerset … 32
Staffordshire … 35
Suffolk, East … 19
Suffolk, West … 20
Surrey … 35
Sussex, East … 20
Sussex, West … 25
Warwickshire … 29
Westmorland … 0
Wiltshire … 34
Worcestershire … 59
Yorkshire (East Riding) … 131
Yorkshire (North Riding) … 13
Yorkshire (West Riding) … 359
TOTAL … 2,130
WALES
Anglesey … 22
Brecknockshire … 10
Caernarvonshire … 7
Cardiganshire … 20
Carmarthenshire … 10
Denbighshire … 16
Flintshire … 7
Glamorgan … 13
Merionethshire … 9
Monmouthshire … 14
Montgomeryshire … 27
Pembrokeshire … 29
Radnorshire … 6
TOTAL … 190
TOTAL: ENGLAND AND WALES—2,320.

67. Mr. Biggs-Davison

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many smallholdings were provided during the last year under Part IV of the Agriculture Act in each administrative county of England and Wales.

Mr. Amory

Following is the information:

NUMBER OF NEW SMALLHOLDINGS MADE AVAILABLE FOR LETTING IN ENGLAND AND WALES IN THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH, 1955
ENGLAND
County and No. of new holdings
Bedfordshire … … 4
Derbyshire … … 3
Dorsetshire … … 3
Durham … … 3
Hampshire … … 4
Herefordshire … … 8
Huntingdon … … 2
Kent … … 1
Leicestershire … … 6
Lincolnshire (Holland) … … 1
Norfolk … … 7
Northamptonshire … … 4
Nottinghamshire … … 1
Oxfordshire … … 2
Suffolk, West … … 4
Warwickshire … … 1
Wiltshire … … 1
Worcestershire … … 1
Yorkshire, East Riding … … 3
TOTAL … … 59
WALES
County and No. of new holdings
Cardiganshire … 2
Monmouthshire … 6
TOTAL … 8
TOTAL—ENGLAND AND WALES … 67