§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many of the 533 proposals submitted for development plans received in 1975 587W under the Farm and Horticulture Development Scheme were submitted from Lancashire; and how many applications from Lancaster were not approved.
§ Mr. StrangTwenty-two proposals for development plans were received from applicants in Lancashire, Merseyside and Greater Manchester during 1975. All these were approved.
§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he is satisfied that the £960,401 payment under the Farm and Horticulture Development Scheme since 1st January 1974 adequately represents the anticipated take-up; and, if not, what he proposes to do to increase the rate of applications.
§ Mr. StrangUptake of the Farm and Horticulture Development Scheme has not been as high as originally expected. But as I told my hon. Friend the Member for Ormskirk on 11th March, subject to the approval of the House we propose to make the Scheme simpler and more attractive and to put substantial advisory effort behind it.—[Vol. 907, c.290–1].