HC Deb 27 October 1970 vol 805 cc13-4W
Mr. Golding

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what steps he proposes to take to streamline his Department's free advisory service.

Mr. Prior

I announced on 6th August my decision to combine my Department's professional and technical services in a single Agricultural Development and Advisory Service. A copy of my announcement is in the Library of the House. The change should provide a more effective and economic organisation.

Apart from this and in the course of the general review of Government activities, I am reviewing the functions of my

County Total number of Herds Herds in the Brucellosis Accredited Herds Scheme Per cent. Herds in the* Brucellosis Incentives Scheme Per cent.
Bedford 632 3.96 9.02
Berks 1,038 4.91 14.93
Buckingham 1,743 2.58 8.49
Cambridge and Isle of Ely 947 1.48 4.65
Cheshire 4,823 3.34 4.67
Cornwall and Scilly Isles 7,888 3.90 4.41
Cumberland 4,933 2.53 6.37
Derby 4,563 2.96 4.54
Devon 11,619 4.55 9.45
Dorset 2,779 1.62 5.72
Durham 2,464 0.97 4.10
Essex and London Essex 2,605 2.69 5.57
Gloucester 3,668 1.74 4.78
Hampshire 2,917 2.57 8.15
Hereford 3,630 2.45 3.03
Hertford and London Herts. 912 4.28 9.54
Huntingdon, Peterborough and Lincs. Holland 832 1.32 4.57
Kent and London Kent 2,389 3.07 6.97
Lancashire 7,184 6.40 10.76
Leicester 2,732 3.29 4.80
Lincoln, Kesteven 1,098 2.46 6.28
Lincoln, Lindsey 2,671 2.06 4.23
Norfolk 2,738 2.01 8.03
Northampton 1,926 1.61 4.88
Northumberland 2,655 2.07 4.22
Nottingham 1,996 1.40 4.16
Oxford 1,390 2.66 10.43
Rutland 274 1.46 5.84
Salop 4,696 2.21 6.67
Somerset 6,811 3.43 6.81
Stafford 5,341 2.77 5.15
Suffolk, East 2,403 0.83 4.41
Suffolk, West 656 2.13 9.15
Surrey and London Surrey 1,188 5.14 11.78
Sussex, East 2,229 3.53 8.99
Sussex, West 1,086 5.16 17.21
Warwick 2,778 2.88 4.50
Westmorland 1,773 8.63 24.42
Wilts. 2,984 1.61 7.37
Worcester 1,976 1.72 4.96

Department including that of providing free advice to farmers.