§ Mr. David Priceasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the total number of different forms which his Department, and its subordinate agencies, have currently available for different purposes requiring completion by members of the general public; when the necessity for each such form was last reviewed; and whether he intends to reduce the number of such forms and to simplify their contents.
§ Mr. PeartThe number of forms in use in my Department for completion by members of the public is estimated to be approximately 400.
I accept that forms must be kept to a minimum. Senior officers in my Department are under standing instruction to give due attention to the burden of form-filling both when new policies and procedures are introduced and when existing
CASES DEALT WITH BY AGRICULTURAL LAND TRIBUNALS Areas 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 Northern … 2 8 4 6 7 Yorkshire and Lancashire … 3 4 6 8 8 East Midland … 7 5 1 5 3 Eastern … 5 5 7 6 13 South-Eastern … 6 6 9 3 11 South-Western … 5 3 6 6 2 West Midland … 7 9 5 12 7 Welsh … 3 1 4 9 4 England and Wales … 38 41 42 55 55
§ Mr. Joplingasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many assessors have been appointed to agricultural land tribunals in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. StrangI understand that no chairman of an agricultural land tribunal has found it necessary to appoint assessors in the last five years.