§ Mr. John H. Osbornasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the area of land, expressed in hectares, in each parish in South Yorkshire, respectively, that is now listed in accordance with EEC Directive 75/268 of 28th April 1975, as wholly within, or partly within, the less favoured areas and eligible for special grants and incentives.
§ Mr. StrangThere are no parishes in South Yorkshire which are wholly within the EEC's Less Favoured Farming Area. However, the following parishes are partly within the area:
- Bradfield
- Dunford
- Ecclesfield
- Gunfield and Ingbirchworth
- Hunshelf
- Langsett
- Penistone
- Sheffield (Sheffield district)
- Stockbridge
- Wortley
The area of land concerned amounts to some 19,600 hectares. This figure cannot be broken down by part-parish without undue expenditure.
§ Mr. John H. Osbornasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will now review and extend the less favoured areas as determined in the 1963 area review to encourage farming in the Pennine and lower hill areas of South Yorkshire.
§ Mr. StrangMy right hon. Friend the Minister and his agricultural colleagues are considering a report by officials on the position of farmers on land adjoining the less-favoured areas.