§ Mr. Swinglerasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what grants have been made by his Department towards sewerage and drainage schemes to assist small farmers and smallholders in the rural district of Newcastle-under-Lyme in each of the last five years; and what schemes are under consideration at the moment.
§ Mr. HareI regret that this information is not available. My Department makes grants to farmers for schemes of field drainage and also, under the Farm Improvement Scheme, for sewage disposal from farms other than domestic sewage. But for neither purpose are figures available on a basis of district council areas nor are small farmers and smallholders distinguished from other farmers.