§ 32. Mr. Evelyn Kingasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will now arrange for additional statistics to be kept by his Department, showing to what degree farm fragmentation has followed rising land prices, capital gains tax and death duties.
§ Mr. Anthony StodartThe agricultural census already identifies changes from year to year in the distribution of land by farm size and location. I do not think it would be feasible to go further and to require precise reasons to be given for each disposal of agricultural land.