HC Deb 21 June 1939 vol 348 c2270W
Sir R. Acland

asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he can give any figures to show, at the latest convenient date, what proportion of agricultural holdings are occupied by owner-occupiers and what proportion by tenants; and what proportion of the cultivated acreage of this country is occupied by owner-occupiers and what proportion by tenants?

Sir R. Dorman-Smith

No information is available to show the proportion of agricultural holdings owned by the occupiers, but it is estimated that in 1938 approximately one-third of the total area of cultivated land and rough grazings was farmed by owner-occupiers.

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