§ Mr. Elystan Morganasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many major schemes for reclamation of land to productive agricultural use are now in progress in Wales; and what is the total acreage involved in such schemes.
§ Mr. Anthony StodartPrecise figures are not available but it is estimated that, under my Department's grant schemes, farmers and landowners in Wales are116W carrying out some 5,600 projects of land reclamation involving about 57,000 acres. These figures include projects to improve grazings by re-seeding and surface treatment as well as the more costly types of land reclamation.