§ 51. Mr. Nicholas Bakerasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the current number of acres of agricultural land being lost each year in the United Kingdom as a result of development and other change of use.
§ Mr. Giles ShawPrecise figures are not available. It is estimated however, that in the five years up to 1979 the average annual loss was about 100,000 acres, of which about 30,000 acres a year were taken for urban development.