53. Mr. De la Bèreasked the Minister of Agriculture whether he will give the approximate percentage of farms throughout the country the size of which is 150 acres or less and the percentage of farms of 1,000 acres or over.
§ Mr. T. WilliamsThe percentages for agricultural holdings in England and Wales are 87.3 and 0.1 respectively. A substantial proportion of the smaller holdings are not farms.
Mr. Dc la BèreIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that those figures as regards farms of 150 acres or less not only support, but confirm the very figures I gave him last Monday which he would not accept?
§ Mr. WilliamsIf the hon. Member accepts 87.3 as being as accurate as 80 per cent., and it gives him any satisfaction, I shall not disagree.