HC Deb 05 December 1973 vol 865 c410W
Mr. Gwynoro Jones

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many cases of notice of remedy breaches have been considered by arbitration under the Agriculture Act 1948 for the last three years, giving the figures for each year.

Mrs. Fenner

This information is not available.

Mr. Gwynoro Jones

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many agricultural tenants there are in Wales and England, respectively; and what percentage of the total number of farmers they form.

Mrs. Fenner

Information about the number of tenant farmers in Wales and England respectively is not available. The June 1972 census shows that 11,335 (33.3 per cent.) of the 34,021 holdings in Wales and 73,445 (39.4 per cent.) of the 186,195 of the holdings in England were wholly or mainly rented.

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