§ 9. Mr. Monroasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement on the present state of the structure of United Kingdom agriculture, indicating whether he is satisfied with the present balance between the owner-occupier and landlord-tenant relationship; and whether the Government have any proposals to bring forward legislation to facilitate the nationalisation of agricultural land in Great Britain.
§ Mr. StrangThe fall in the number of full-time farms and the increase in the average size of holdings continues to contribute to improving the structure of British agriculture.
We have no proposals for altering the present balance between owner-occupiers and landlords and tenants. Both kinds of management have their parts to play in producing more food from our own resources.
596WThere are no proposals to nationalise agricultural land.