HC Deb 07 July 1988 vol 136 c731W
31. Mr. Ronnie Campbell

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the area of arable land(a) inside and (b) outside the less-favoured areas in England and Wales at the latest available date.

Mr. MacGregor

The latest information available is as follows:

Hectares
Arable land on
Lfa holdings in England and Wales 413,000
Non-lfa holdings in England and Wales 5,168,000