§ Mr. Watkinsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many applications have been made in each of the counties of Wales under the Agriculture (Small Farmers) Act, 1959; and how many have been allowed.
§ Mr. John HareThe following tables give details of applications in Wales under the Small Farmer Scheme and the 91W Supplementary Scheme to I7th July, 1959:
SMALL FARMER SCHEME County Applications received Applications rejected Farm Business Plans approved for Grant Anglesey 522 54 174 Brecon 168 22 61 Caernarvon 448 44 138 Cardigan 658 59 74 Carmarthen 1,257 57 175 Denbigh 582 57 193 Flint 257 26 122 Glamorgan 369 69 124 Merioneth 155 42 32 Monmouth 233 20 128 Montgomery 256 19 74 Pembroke 647 36 78 Radnor 170 14 80 Total 5,722 519 1,453* *NOTE:—3,044 other applicants have been informed that their farm businesses are prima facie eligible.
SUPPLEMENTARY SCHEME County Applications for Registration for Supplementary Grants Applications rejected Registrations made for Supplementary Grants (including Applications transferred from the Small Farmer Scheme) Anglesey 34 4 43 Brecon 5 — 2 Caernarvon 36 3 80 Cardigan 184 22 105 Carmarthen 26 1 74 Denbigh 51 15 47 Flint 9 3 3 Glamorgan 36 11 5 Merioneth 28 1 20 Monmouth 20 6 10 Montgomery 26 3 19 Pembroke 111 11 24 Radnor 12 — 9 Total 578 80 441