§ Mr. Shoreasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the average price of farm land per acre in Great Britain in each year since 1964.
§ Mrs. FennerComposite figures for Great Britain are not available. The average figures for sales of agricultural land in England and Wales and in Scotland are as follows:
ENGLAND AND WALES Period ending £ per acre September 1964 126 September 1965 163 October 1966 167 October 1967 174 October 1968 183 September 1969 198 September 1970 200 September 1971 192 September 1972 221 September 1973 Not available 526W
SCOTLAND Period ending £ per acre December 1964 62 December 1965 62 December 1966 76 December 1967 84 December 1968 72 December 1969 82 December 1970 93 December 1971 87 December 1972 115 (provisional) December 1973 Not available The figures for England and Wales are those notified to Inland Revenue: those for Scotland are as notified to the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland and are compiled on a slightly different basis.
The six-month figure for England and Wales up to March 1973 is £380 per acre.