§ 75. Mr. Dyeasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the total number of statutory smallholdings in Norfolk in 1957 and the number of approved applicants on the waiting list; and how these figures compare with 1951.
§ Mr. GodberThe total number of statutory smallholdings in Norfolk on 31st March, 1957, was 1,374 of which 734 were full-time holdings. There were 408 applicants on the waiting list. The corresponding figures for 31st March, 1951, were 1,496 holdings, of which 705 were full-time, and 360 applicants. The number of full-time holdings in Norfolk of the standard envisaged in Part IV of the 1947 Act increased from 464 in 1951 to 555 in 1957.
§ 76. Mr. Dyeasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what scheme he has in hand for providing additional statutory smallholdings in Norfolk to meet the needs of the approved applicants.
§ Mr. GodberMy right hon. Friend has no scheme from the smallholdings authority for providing additional statutory smallholdings in Norfolk currently under consideration.