§ Mr. Corfieldasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether it is proposed to introduce legislation to 95W amend the law relating to the compensation payable to agricultural tenants whose land is acquired for public purposes.
§ Mr. HareIt is proposed when a suitable opportunity occurs to make provision in a Government Bill to put agricultural occupiers on the same footing as business occupiers under Section 13 of the Town and Country Planning Act, 1959. That would enable public authorities which acquire agricultural land for public purposes and serve notice to quit on the tenants to pay allowances at their discretion towards the tenants' losses due to the interruption of their livelihood, in addition to the compensation for disturbance which they are required to pay under the Agricultural Holdings Act, 1948.