§ Mr. Steenasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many acres of agricultural land including rough grazing have been taken out of agricultural use in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. Donald Thompson[pursuant to his reply, 11 February 1987]: For England, the estimated net loss of agricultural land to other uses for the five years to June 1985 was as follows: 339W
Five-year average ending in June Net area lost (Thousand hectares) 1981 16 1982 16 1983 14 1984 13 1985 14 Five-year averages are used because data for single years are not reliable.
§ Mr. Steenasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many acres of agricultural land including rough grazing have been recorded in each of the last five years as going out of agricultural use and then becoming dormant, derelict or vacant, in public ownership; and if he will make a statement.
340W
Weather Station Daily averages Weekly Average Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Scotland Aberdeen Airport 2.7 3.0 2.1 1.9 1.4 -1.4 -1.4 1.2 Dumfries 2.7 2.3 0.7 1.0 0.3 -3.5 -2.6 0.1 Edinburgh Airport 2.3 1.4 1.0 1.6 1.8 -1.5 -2.6 0.6 Eskdalemuir (Galashiels) 0.7 0.1 -0.6 -0.7 -1.7 -4.9 -3.0 -1.4 Fort William 3.5 1.9 -0.2 1.9 1.3 -0.6 1.5 1.3 Glasgow Airport 1.2 1.4 -1.1 -1.1 0.8 -4.2 -2.5 -0.8 Kinloss (Inverness) 3.6 3.1 2.9 1.5 2.8 2.1 0.7 2.4 Kirkwall 3.4 2.9 2.4 2.5 3.6 4.8 2.4 3.1 Lerwick 1.3 1.1 -0.1 1.7 3.1 5.1 3.2 2.2 Leuchars (Dundee) 2.3 2.7 2.5 1.9 0.8 -0.5 -2.0 1.1 Machriphanish (Campbeltown) 5.0 2.7 1.4 1.1 3.5 0.8 3.4 2.5 Prestwick (Ayr) 2.5 1.9 -0.1 -0.3 2.0 -1.1 0.5 0.8 Stornoway 2.9 3.1 1.7 3.0 3.3 4.1 4.9 3.3 Whilhorn 3.2 2.1 1.2 1.3 1.5 0.2 0.7 1.5 Wick 2.0 2.7 2.3 1.1 1.8 1.2 2.7 1.9 England Aughton (Liverpool) 4.4 0.8 1.4 2.1 -0.5 -0.9 -0.2 1.0 Bedford RAE 3.4 1.3 2.4 -0.9 -3.0 -2.9 -1.6 -0.2 Binbrook (Hull) 3.1 1.4 1.8 1.9 -1.3 -2.3 -1.2 0.5 Birmingham Airport 3.5 0.7 2.8 -0.6 -2.3 -4.2 -2.6 -0.4 Blackpool Airport 4.3 0.2 2.6 1.3 1.7 -2.8 -1.1 0.4 Boscombe Down (Sarum) 3.3 2.2 2.6 0.4 -1.9 -1.4 -0.3 0.7 Boulmer (Berwick) 3.9 3.0 2.7 2.1 2.6 -0.6 -1.3 1.8 Bournemouth Airport 4.0 3.9 2.5 0.1 -0.8 -2.5 -1.0 0.9 Bristol 4.7 3.9 4.0 1.7 0.0 0.1 1.3 2.2 Brize Norton (Oxford) 3.9 1.9 2.1 0.1 -1.8 -2.3 -1.7 0.5 Carlisle 2.9 0.8 0.0 0.4 1.4 -2.9 0.1 0.4 Chivenor (Barnstable) 4.0 4.1 4.0 2.6 1.3 1.2 3.4 2.9 Coltishall (Norwich) 4.0 2.5 2.9 0.4 -1.8 -1.7 -1.8 0.6 Coningsby (Boston) 3.1 1.9 2.5 1.4 -1.9 -2.7 -3.1 0.2 Culdrose (Penzance) 3.4 4.8 4.2 4.7 2.9 4.2 5.9 4.3 East Hampstead 3.6 2.5 1.6 -0.4 -1.5 -2.3 -1.9 0.2 Eskmeals (Whitehaven) 3.4 1.5 0.2 1.1 1.2 -1.6 0.1 0.8 Exeter 3.5 3.7 3.6 1.4 0.2 0.0 1.3 1.9 Finningley (Sheffield) 3.5 2.2 3.2 3.3 -2.5 -4.0 -2.9 0.4 Gatwick Airport (Guildford) 3.9 2.8 2.1 -0.8 -1.9 -2.3 -1.8 0.3 Heathrow Airport (London) 4.7 3.4 3.1 1.5 -0.8 -0.4 0.2 1.7 Herstmonceux (Brighton) 3.9 2.9 2.8 1.3 -1.0 -0.8 -0.2 1.3 Honington (Bury St. Edmunds) 2.6 1.4 1.8 -0.5 -2.0 -2.6 -1.8 -0.2 Leeds WC 3.8 2.9 3.0 3.4 -1.2 -3.2 -2.7 0.9 Leeming (Newcastle) 3.5 2.7 2.8 1.7 -2.0 -3.4 -3.0 0.3 Lyneham (Chippenham) 3.1 1.7 1.8 -0.3 -2.3 -1.9 -0.6 0.2 Manchester Airport 4.4 1.1 2.3 2.4 0.1 -0.5 -0.2 1.4 Manston (Dover) 2.7 1.9 1.9 2.1 -1.4 -0.9 -1.2 0.7 Marham (Kings Lynn) 2.5 1.4 2.0 -0.3 -1.2 -2.2 -1.2 0.1 Mount Batten (Plymouth) 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.6 2.7 3.3 4.5 3.7 Okehampton 0.8 1.2 0.2 -0.2 -2.2 0.2 3.2 0.4 St. Mawgan (Truro) 3.2 4.1 3.0 3.1 2.3 2.3 5.0 3.3 Shawbury (Shrewsbury) 4.2 1.4 0.8 -0.6 -2.6 -4.0 -2.5 -0.5
§ Mr. Donald Thompson[pursuant to his reply, 11 February 1987]: The information requested is not available.