asked the Minister of Agriculture what acreage of grassland was scheduled to be ploughed up in Worcestershire under the £2 an acre scheme; and how many acres have actually been ploughed?

As I stated in reply to a Question by the hon. Member for North Cumberland (Mr. W. Roberts) on 18th March, the ploughing-up quota allowed to each county represents only the minimum addition to the tillage area to be secured, and I do not think that it would be in the interests of the food production campaign to publish the information asked for at this stage as it might lead to a relaxation of effort.

Can my right hon. and gallant Friend tell us when he thinks it will be of advantage to publish this figure, because if it is a good figure it will give a great deal of encouragement, and if it is a bad one we ought to do something about it?

I can tell my hon. Friend that he will have reason to be proud of the result in Worcestershire.

May I say to my right hon. and gallant Friend that, for the first time for many months, I thank him very much?

When will the grant of £2 an acre for ploughing-up reach the farmers, as a great many of them have not yet had it?