§ 83. Mr. Willeyasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will make a statement on his survey of non-viable farms.
§ Mr. HareAs foreshadowed in the White Paper on Assistance to Small Farmers in October, 1958, the Government have continued to study the question whether farm businesses which are too small to qualify for assistance under the Small Farmer Scheme present a special problem. For this purpose the agricultural census returns for the United Kingdom have been examined and sample inquiries in the field have been made. The results are now being analysed but I am not yet in a position to make a statement.