§ Mr. Bryanasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the total, including grant, invested by farmers in the East Riding of Yorkshire under the farm improvement grant scheme since these grants were first introduced.
§ Mr. Scott-HopkinsThe total amount, including grant, invested by applicants in the East Riding of Yorkshire under the Farm Improvement Scheme, i.e. the estimated cost of approved work, from the inception of the Scheme to the end of May, 1964, is £4,505,404.
§ Mr. Bryanasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what have been the yearly totals of farm improvement grants paid out in the East Riding of Yorkshire since these grants were first introduced.
§ Mr. Scott-HopkinsThe total grant paid under the Farm Improvement Scheme to applicants in the East Riding since the inception of the Scheme to the end of May, 1964, was £1,187,468, and 11W the total amount, including grant, invested by applicants (i.e. the total estimated cost of approved work) was £4,505,404. The total annual payments of grant were as follows:
£ September, 1957, to end 1958 … 72,943 1959 … 154,644 1960 … 154,418 1961 … 203,025 1962 … 203,416 1963 … 269,520 January to end May, 1964 … 129,502 1,187,468
§ Mr. Bryanasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many farms there are in the East Riding of Yorkshire; and how many of these have received farm improvement grants in respect of one, two, three, or more schemes, respectively, since these grants were first introduced.
§ Mr. Scott-HopkinsOn 4th June, 1963, the number of agricultural holdings of 1¼ acres and over in the East Riding was 5,714, many of which would not qualify for grant under the Farm Improvement Scheme. It is not possible, without undue expenditure of time and labour, to provide figures in the precise form my hon. Friend has asked for, but up to the end of May, 1964, my Department had approved 5,068 improvements on 2,136 holdings in the East Riding, which means that 2,932 were second or subsequent applications.