§ 75. Sir A. Hurdasked the Secretary of State for War how much agricultural land his Department has derequisitioned and released for normal farming use during the past year; and how much more land he expects to release in the coming year.
§ Mr. SoamesIn the year ending 31st March we have given up 32,500 acres of land, most of it agricultural; the total includes about 13,000 acres transferred to other Government Departments. We hope to dispose of another 30,000 to 40,000 acres by March, 1961. Much of the land we hold is already let for farming.