§ 70. Mr. Willeyasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what percentage of tenanted farms incurred increases in rent during 1959; and what was the average increase in the rent of these farms.
§ Mr. HareMy official advisers estimate that rents were increased on about 20 per cent. of tenanted farms in England and Wales during 1959. Taking as a base the estimate made by Cambridge University that the average level of rent in 1957 was just under £2 per acre, the average increase on those farms whose rents were changed during 1959 would represent about 16s. per acre.