§ Mr. Temple-Morrisasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he has made any assessment of long-term trends in the fertility of the land which would lead to a reappraisal of policy on the ownership of farm land.
§ Mr. StrangNo, but intrinsic fertility of the soil is the principal basis for the physical land classification maps of England and Wales which are published by my Ministry and are used mainly for planning purposes.
§ Mr. Temple-Morrisasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is his policy on the issue of whether or not farmland should be nationalised.
§ Mr. StrangMy right hon. Friend the Minister has no proposals for the nationalisation of agricultural land.