§ Mr. Elystan Morganasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) how many farmers in England left agriculture during 1966; and how this figure compares with the three previous years;
CHANGES IN THE NUMBERS OF AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS, 1962–66 ENGLAND Total holdings Change Under 20 acres crops and grass Change 20 acres and over Change 1962 … … 289,762 130,114 159,648 -4,237 -1,896 -2,341 1963 … … 285,525 128,218 157,307 -6,165 -3,546 -2,619 1964 … … 279,360 124,672 154,688 -4,360 -1,722 -2,638 1965 … … 275,000 122,950 152,050 -4,956 -1,866 -3,090 1966 … … 270,044 121,084 148,960 WALES 1962 … … 50,736 19,852 30,884 -577 -367 -210 1963 … … 50,159 19,485 30,674 -715 -431 -284 1964 … … 49,444 19,054 30,390 -664 -359 -305 1965 … … 48,780 18,695 30,085 -771 -338 -433 1966 … … 48,009 18,357 29,652