§ Mr. Corrieasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how much land was reclaimed from (a) the sea and (b) from improving hill land for agricultural use in the United Kingdom in each of the preceding five years; and what is the current forecast for this year.
§ Mr. StrangInformation on the area of land reclaimed is only available where the work has been done with the aid of grant. But no separate statistics have been keep about the reclamation of land from the sea. Grant has been paid in the United Kingdom in respect of the following areas of hill land improvements:
Financial Year hectares 1971–72 … … … 134,000 1972–73 … … … 170,000 1973–74 … … … 183,000 1974–75 … … … 193,000 1975–76 … … … 199,000 1976–77 (estimate) … 160,000