§ Mr. Waltersasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a progress report on the implementation of the White Paper, Food from Our Own Resources.
§ Mr. BishopThe White Paper laid down a strategy for agriculture and agricultural policy into the 1980s. Despite setbacks in 1975 that strategy remains valid and provided the basis for the substantial additional aid given to producers last year between annual reviews. It will continue to provide the framework within which Government agricultural
UNITED KINGDOM: AREA UNDER GLASS—ACRES* 1955–56† 1965–66 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 (Provisonal) 1975–76 (Forecast) Estimated cropped area of: Tomatoes … 2,967 2,487 2,579 2,494 2,517 2,437 2,315 Cucumbers … 419 450 443 408 341 469 432 Lettuces … 1,492 1,872 2,478 2,589 3,052 3,220 3,264 Flowers … 1,575 2,532 2,653 2,795 2,864 2,692 2,733 Other horticultural produce 615 497 605 659 707 812 919 TOTAL … 7,068 7,838 8,758 8,945 9,481 9,630 9,663 Area under glass‡ … 4,425§ 5,183 4,846 4,798 5,086 5,179 5,145 Notes
* From 1973–74 includes frames and plastic structures.
† Figures for 1955–56 are not strictly comparable with those for later years because of a change in the basis.
‡ Differs from the total of the cropped areas because of multiple cropping.
§ England and Wales only.
768Wother than county council smallholdings or Crown land, and owner-occupied farms in England, Wales and Scotland, respectively, and the total acreage in each country.
§ Mr. StrangThe information is as follows:
policy will be formulated and is very much in mind during the current annual review and CAP price-fixing discussions.