HC Deb 19 February 1979 vol 963 c27W
Mrs. Wise

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the percentage of agricultural land now farmed by (a) companies, (b) owner/farmers and (c) tenant farmers.

Mr. Strang

According to the June 1977 census 55.7 per cent. of agricultural land in England and Wales is farmed by owner-occunpiers and 44.3 per cent. by tenant farmers.

I regret that no figures are available about land farmed by companies.

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