§ Mr. Gowerasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) how many farmers in Wales and in Glamorgan, respectively, were owners of their farmlands in 1951; how many were tenants; and what were the comparable figures at the latest convenient date in 1963;
(2) how many farmers in the United Kingdom were owners of their land in 1951; how many were tenants; and what were the comparable figures at the latest convenient date in 1963.
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§ Mr. Scott-HopkinsThe following figures relate to 1950 and 1961, the dates of the World Censuses of Agriculture, in which we participated; no comparable data are at present available for Northern Ireland and those for Glamorgan are not of sufficient accuracy to be given separately.
ESTIMATED NUMBERS OF AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS 000's Great Britain Wales (including Monmouthshire) 1950 1961 1950 1961 Wholly owned by occupier 157 180 21 26 Wholly rented 242 161 29 19 Part owned and part rented 58 55 6 6 All holdings 457 396 56 50 Note.—Any slight discrepancy in the sums of items is due to the rounding of figures.