§ Mr. Peter Freemanasked the Minister of Agriculture what is the total area in square miles of Great Britain; what is 62W the area now under cultivation, respectively, for pasturage and for crops, vegetables, cereals and fruit; what is the area of urban development; and what other area cannot be used for the cultivation of food.
§ Sir T. DugdaleThe total area of Great Britain and the area under cultivation are given below. There are no figures available to show how much of the area unaccounted for in the table is taken up by urban development or other uses and how much is waste.
1951 (a) — Acres Square Miles Total area (including water) 56,802,324 88,754 Total area of water 601,921 941 Total area (excluding water) 56,200,403 87,813 Permanent grass 11,975,906 18,712 Temporary grass 5,182,363 8,097 Total (17,158,269) (26,810) Vegetables (excluding potatoes) 417,491 652 Fruit 321,287 502 Cereals 7,470,529 11,673 Other crops 3,482,430 5,441 Total crops and grass 28,850,006 45,078 Rough grazings 16,350,380 25,547 TOTAL 45,200,386 70,626 (a) Provisional.