§ Mr. Brothertonasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the total number of farm units in England and Wales on the latest date for which figures are available; and how this compares with the position 12 months previous to that.
§ Mr. StrangThe latest available information is as follows:
The figures relate to all known holdings with 40 standard man-days (smds) or more per annum; those with less than 40 smds per annum are included only if they have four hectares (10 acres) or more of crops and grass or at least one regular whole-time worker.
Census No. of Holdings June 1976 (provisional) 204,500 June 1975 206,172