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