§ Mr. Geraint Howellsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will give as much information as he has on the size of agricultural holdings, as
Holdings by tenure and Farm size Holding Size Group (Acres) Holdings by Farm size Distribution based on total area size group* Holdings wholly tenanted Holdings with more than 50 per cent. of their area tenanted Holdings with less than 50 per cent. of their area tenanted† ENGLAND Under 50 … … 81,858 20,821 6,664 9,716 50–99¾ … … 32,302 10,624 3,521 5,410 100–149¾ … 19,734 6,364 2,123 3,727 150–299¾ … 26,636 8,874 3,146 5,417 300–499¾ … 11,135 3,625 1,652 2,496 500–699¾ … 3,901 1,216 747 895 700–999¾ … 2,283 724 478 541 1,000–1,999¾ … 1,664 507 341 385 2,000 and over … 360 140 60 76 Total … 179,873 52,895 18,732 28,663 WALES Under 50 … … 13,029 3,499 798 1,500 50–99¾ … … 8,137 2,216 559 1,174 100–149¾ … 4,705 1,135 362 776 150–299¾ … 4,930 1,151 454 873 300–499¾ … 1,334 284 165 256 500–699¾ … 356 64 54 82 700–999¾ … 190 44 33 39 1,000–1,999¾ … 174 48 32 26 2,000 and over … 33 5 5 15 Total … 32,888 8,446 2,462 4,741 * Total area of the holding includes crops and grass, rough grazings and woodland ancillary to farming and other land used for agriculture. † Excludes holdings which are wholly owner occupied.