§ Mr. David Clarkasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many tenanted farms and how many owner-occupied farms there are in England; what total acreage each category covers; and what are the corresponding figures for the West Riding of Yorkshire.
§ Mr. Anthony StoddartThe June 1972 agricultural census shows that there were 120,474 holdings in England which were wholly or mainly owned, and 65,721 which were wholly or mainly rented. The total of the acreage owned was 12,268 thousand and the total rented was 11,278 thousand.
In the West Riding of Yorkshire there were 6,230 holdings which were wholly or mainly owned and 4,162 which were wholly or mainly rented. The total of the acreage owned was 540,000 and the total rented 630,000.