§ 16. Mr. Farrasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how he intends to safeguard the livelihood of stock farmers in remote areas if the tied house in agriculture is abolished.
§ Mr. StrangThe consultative document issued last August foreshadowed this as one of the questions which my right hon. Friends will have very much in mind when deciding on the form of the forthcoming legislation.
§ 21. Mr. Luceasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what consultations he has had with the farming industry regarding agricultural tied cottages.
§ Mr. StrangAll the principal agricultural and forestry organisations have been consulted following publication of the consultative document last August.
§ 25. Mr. Hurdasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how 297W many letters he has received from the general public commenting on the Consultative Document on the Abolition of the Tied Cottage System in Agriculture.
§ Mr. StrangOver 70, nearly all of which were from farmers and farm-workers.
§ 29. Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will state how many cases of eviction from farm cottages occurred in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
§ Mr. StrangNo statistics are available for the reasons given in my Written Answer to the hon. Member for Daventry (Mr. Jones) on 30th October.—[Vol. 898, c.571.]