§ Mr. Molyneauxasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the latest estimate of the average price of agricultural land in Northern Ireland; and how this compares with the position in 1969.
§ Mr. Peter MillsFigures for the latter part of 1972 indicate an average price for agricultural land of about£250 per acre, compared with£140 per acre in 1969.
These recent average figures, which are incomplete, should be regarded as giving only an indication of price movements. Individual prices range from those for poor land without buildings and sold for afforestation to those for first-class agricultural land with good farm buildings and houses.