asked the Minister of Agriculture what acreage of grassland was scheduled to be ploughed up in the counties of Northumberland and Durham, respectively, under the £2 an acre scheme; and how many acres have been ploughed to date?

I would refer the hon. Member to a reply I gave to a similar Question by the hon. Member for Cheltenham (Mr. Lipson) on 4th April. 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, but I can say that good progress is being made in both counties.

Has the quota been approximately reached?

Very good progress is being made.