§ Mr. Wingfield Digbyasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the total acreage of agricultural land and the total number of agricultural holdings in the south-west region when the County of Dorset is included; and the total acreage of agricultural land and total number of agricultural holdings if Dorset were transferred to the south-east region.
§ Mr. GodberAt 4th June, 1956, the total area of agricultural land—including common rough grazings—in the southwestern region was 4,881,146 acres; and the total number of agricultural holdings was 63,900. Excluding Dorset, the figures were 4,389,418 acres and 58,752 holdings.