HC Deb 27 July 1933 vol 280 c2806W
Mr. RHYS DAVIES

asked the Minister of Agriculture for each county in Wales the percentage of farmers who are owner-occupiers?

Major ELLIOT

Information as to the number of agricultural holdings owned by the occupiers has not been collected since 1927. In that year the particulars for each county in Wales were as follow:

County. (a) Total number of holdings. (b) Number owned or mainly owned by the occupiers. (b) Expressed as a percentage of (a).
No. No. Per cent.
Anglesey 4,377 1,399 32
Caernarvon 5,897 1,680 28
Merioneth 2,819 699 25
Montgomery 5,231 2,232 43
Denbigh 5,682 1,945 34
Flint 3,338 1283 38
Cardigan 5,970 2,633 44
Radnor 2,190 712 33
Brecon 2,498 889 36
Monmouth 4,071 1,477 36
Glamorgan 4,742 1,008 21
Carmarthen 8,533 3,435 40
Pembroke 5,860 2,251 38
Total 61,208 21,643 35