HC Deb 22 March 1927 vol 204 cc207-8
64. Mr. MARCH

asked the Minister of Agriculture how many acres of land were in arable cultivation in East Anglia during the years, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, and 1926, respectively, and the number of men engaged during each of the years on such land?

The MINISTER of AGRICULTURE (Mr. Guinness)

With the hon. Member's permission, I will circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT a statement giving the information desired so far as it is available.

Following is the statement:

The acreage of arable land, total acreage of crops and permanent grass, and total number of males returned as employed on agricultural holdings in East Anglia (Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex) on 4th June in each of the years 1920 to 1926 were as shown in the following table. No statistics are available as to the number of persons employed on arable land alone.

Year. Arable Land. Total Crops and Permanent Grass. Total Number of Regular and Casual Male Workers Employed.
Acres. Acres. No.
1920 1,883,880 2,589,027 *
1921 1,864,152 2,562,466 98,673
1922 1,849,233 2,545,953 *
1923 1,836,152 2,533,273 91,463
1924 1,814,693 2,524,542 94,941
1925 1,791,961 2,504,235 95,300
1926 1,771,693 2,495,470 96,293
* Returns of the number of workers were not collected in these years.