§ 43. Mr. Chichester-Clarkasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what acreage was under cereal crops in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland; and what proportion this acreage formed of the total acreage used for agricultural purposes in each of the four countries.
§ Mr. Anthony StodartThe provisional results of the agricultural census taken in June, 1970, show that the acreage under cereals was nearly 7.7 million acres in England, 1.1 million acres in Scotland, 200,000 acres in Wales and 190,000 acres in Northern Ireland. This represented 33 per cent. of the total agricultural acreage in England, 7½ per cent. in Scotland, 5½ per cent. in Wales and 7 per cent. in Northern Ireland.