HL Deb 28 June 1979 vol 400 c1694WA
Lord BEAUMONT of WHITLEY

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will collect sufficient data to establish what percentage of agricultural land is owned by companies and institutions whose main concerns are not agricultural.

The MINISTER of STATE, MINISTRY of AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES and FOOD (Earl Ferrers)

This is one of the matters which the Committee of Inquiry into the Asquisition and Occupancy of Agricultural Land was asked to investigate. The Committee's report is to be published next month.

House adjourned at seven minutes past seven o'clock.