§ Sir W. Smithersasked the Minister of Agriculture how many acres were being managed or farmed by the Agricultural Land Commission and the county agricultural executive committees in the years 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951 and at the latest available date; and what was the profit or loss on their farming activities.
§ Sir T. DugdaleThe acreage of land managed or farmed by the Agricultural Land Commission on 31st March in each year since 1948 was:
Year Farmed direct Let Total Acres Acres Acres 1948 Nil Nil Nil 1949 Nil 62,286 62,286 1950 2,750 106,136 108,886 1951 3,851 143,082 146,933 1952 8,812 188,522 197,334 The loss on the Commission's farming activities, as shown in the published accounts, was:
1949–50 £3,870 1950–51 £6,940 1951–52 Not yet available. The acreage of land managed or farmed by County Agricultural Executive Committees in England and Wales on 31st March in each year since 1948 was:
Year Farmed direct Let on licence Total* Acres Acres Acres 1948 255,229 222,108 477,337 1949 230,024 184,677 414,701 1950 136,707 138,909 275,616 1951 69,847 69,150 138,997 1952 22,078 52,610 74,688 * These totals cover land held by Committees under requisition, land requisitioned or owned by Service Departments but farmed under arrangements made by the Committees, and (since 1950) a small acreage taken into possession under Section 18 of the Agriculture Act, 1947. The loss on county agricultural executive Committees' farming activities, as shown in the published accounts was:
1948–49 £909,913 1949–50 £680,322 1950–51 £197,761 1951–52 Not yet available.