Farming Land (Hansard, 18 April 1962)

§ Mr. Scott-Hopkins
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the total acreage of farming land in England and Wales; and by what percentage this has been reduced in the last five years.

Mr. Vane
The figures below show a comparison for England and Wales of the areas on holdings of more than one acre under (a) crops and grass, and (b) crops, grass, and rough grazings in sole occupation (i.e. excluding common rough grazings), as at June. 1956, and June, 1961, respectively:

ENGLAND AND WALES

— Acreage

June, 1956 June, 1961 Per cent. decrease

(a) Crops and grass 24,485,524 24,393,366 0.38

(b) Crops, grass and rough grazings in sole occupation 28,143,785 27,851,314 1.04

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ing the proportion of grey cloth and finished goods and the proportion in each case attributable to Hongkong, India and Pakistan, respectively.

§ Sir K. Joseph
The following is an estimate of cotton cloth imports:

ENGLAND AND WALES
—	Acreage
June, 1956	June, 1961	Per cent. decrease
(a) Crops and grass	24,485,524	24,393,366	0.38
(b) Crops, grass and rough grazings in sole occupation	28,143,785	27,851,314	1.04