HC Deb 23 March 2000 vol 346 cc637-8W
Mr. Paice

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many acres of farmland are owned by local authorities. [113880]

Ms Quin

[holding answer 10 March 2000]: Information available relates to land let by English local authorities as statutory smallholdings. The most recent figures, covering the period 1 April 1996–31 March 1997, were published in the "Forty-seventh Annual Report to Parliament on Smallholdings in England". A total area of 119,977 hectares, equivalent to 296,463 acres, was held for smallholdings purposes.

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