HC Deb 30 October 1986 vol 103 c255W
29. Mr. Chapman

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is his latest estimate of the annual loss of all grades of agricultural land to any non-agricultural or non-forestry development.

Mr. Donald Thompson

For England, the average annual loss of agricultural land to non-agricultural or non-forestry development for the five-year period ending June 1985 is estimated to be 14,600 hectares (36,000 acres).

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