§ Mr. Hastingsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what has been the total loss of agricultural land and countryside over each of the last five years.
§ Mr. WigginThe average yearly loss of land from agricultural holdings in England—excluding the woodland on those holdings—during the five-year period June 1974—June 1979 is estimated as 21.2 thousand hectares (52.4 thousand acres). Information about losses to the countryside in general is not available.