§ Miss Quennellasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what amounts have been treated by him as providing adequate returns, within the meaning of the 1947 Act, on fixed and working capital invested in agriculture for owner-occupiers and tenant farmers, respectively.
§ Mr. Scott-HopkinsNo estimates are made of the return on owner-occupiers' or tenants' capital but the adequacy of the return can be judged by the willingness of farmers to invest capital in the industry. For example, gross fixed investment in agriculture in 1962, the latest year for which figures are available, was £156 million compared with £93 million in 1952.