§ 51. Mr. Emrys Robertsasked the Minister of Agriculture how many farms have electricity supplied to them in Wales and England, respectively, and what proportion of the total number of farms in each country these figures represent.
§ Mr. T. Williams:The National Farm Survey undertaken between 1941 and 1943 showed that there were then approximately 65,000 agricultural holdings in England and 4,000 in Wales supplied with electricity from public mains, or 27 per cent. and 9 per cent. respectively of all farms. Holdings with private supplies numbered some 8,000 in England and 1,000 in Wales or 3 per cent. and 2 per cent. of all farms. The figures today would be rather higher.