asked the Minister of Agriculture the exact conditions on which payments will be made to farmers under the special acreage scheme for flood-damaged land; and whether such payments will be made in cases where the farmer is unable to crop for the 1947 harvest.

I would refer my hon. Friend to the terms of Clause r of the Agriculture (Emergency Payments) Bill which clearly exclude the making of acreage payments under the Bill in cases where the farmer is unable to crop for the 1947 harvest.