Mr. Amoryasked the Minister of Agriculture how much land has been lost to agriculture during the last three years in the County of Devon owing to utilisation for housing or other development purposes.
Mr. T. WilliamsMy Department is at present examining the available information concerning the changes over a period of years in the agricultural area of the country and the main reasons for those changes. When this examination is complete, which I hope will be in about a month's time, I will write to the hon. Member.