§ 100. Mr. Willeyasked the Minister of Agricuture, Fisheries and Food the area of agricultural land which consists of rough grazing, at the latest available date; and what were the comparable areas at 1935, 1945, 1950 and 1955.
§ Mr. GodberThe following table gives the information desired:
ROUGH GRAZING LAND IN ENGLAND AND WALES, OVER WHICH THE OCCUPIERS HAVE SOLE GRAZING RIGHTS ('000 ACRES) June Area 1935 4,212 1945 4,150 1950 3,968 1955 3,729 1959 3,546 In addition it is estimated that there are nearly 1,500,000 acres of common rough grazings in England and Wales.
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL ADVISORY SERVICE Experimental Husbandry Farms — Acreage Scientific, Technical and Administrative Staff, 1959 Farm Workers including Managers, 1959 Surplus (+) Deficit (-) Year ended 31st March, 1958 Surplus (+) Deficit (-) Year ended 31st March, 1959(a) Capital Expenditure up to 31st March, 1959 £ £ £ Bridget's, Winchester, Hants. 1,035 11 24 +1,560 +8,893 137,934 Cuckoo Pastures, Boxworth, Cambs 849 9 29 -14,778 -5,104 103,927 Drayton, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwicks. 450 7 8 (a)-10,283 -12,359 65,163 Gleadthorpe, Mansfield, Notts. 493 9 19 -10,647 -12,835 71,746 Great House, Rossendale, Lanes 430 9 14 -14,254 -15,617 46,707 High Mowthorpe, Malton, Yorks 1,080 9 26 -773 -5,369 98,537 Liscombe, Dulverton, Somerset. 485 6 8 -7,841 -9,605 36,466 Pwllpeiran, Aberystwyth 3,000 3 5 -3,042 -2,747 25,792 Rosemaund, Hereford 436 10 25 -29,032 -29,523 166,589 Terrington, King's Lynn, Norfolk (b) 200 6 18 -3,888 -7,834 77,465 Kirton, Boston, Lines, (b) 104 7 16 -8,710 -12,105 41,677 Trawscoed, Aberystwyth, Cards. 951 7 21 -9,393 -12,678 77,531 Totals 9,513 93 213 -111,081 -116,883 949,534