§ Mr. du Cannasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he is aware that the policy of Her Majesty's Government for the adequate equipment of farm land is being frustrated by certain local authorities which as a matter of principle refuse grants under the Housing Acts, 1949 and 1954, for the improvement of farm cottages; and if he will introduce legislation to amend the Agriculture Act, 1957, to include grants for the improvement of such cottages.
§ Mr. GodberNo. My right hon. Friend is not aware that any appreciable
112W(3) how many compulsory purchase orders under Section 16 of the Agriculture Act, 1947, on the grounds of bad estate management, have been enforced against the owners of agricultural land in England and Wales together and in Warwickshire, respectively, in each of the last four years;
(4) how many dispossession orders under Section 17 of the Agriculture Act, 1947, on the grounds of bad husbandry have been enforced respectively against tenant-occupiers and against owner-occupiers of agricultural units, in England and Wales together, and in Warwickshire, in each of the last four years.
§ Mr. GodberThe following table gives the information:
number of rural district councils have as a matter of principle refused grants under the Housing Acts for the improvement of farm cottages.