HC Deb 08 March 1976 vol 907 c21W
Mr. David Price

asked 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. Peart

The 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. Jopling

asked 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. Strang

I understand that no chairman of an agricultural land tribunal has found it necessary to appoint assessors in the last five years.

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