§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what have been the changes in average farm size in the United Kingdom and other European Economic Community countries between 1973 and the latest year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithThe information available is set out below:
Average size of holding*hectares 1973 1980 United Kingdom 62.0 68.7 Germany 13.0 15.3 France 22.8 25.4 Italy †7.5 ‡7.4 Netherlands 13.9 15.6 Belgium 13.1 15.4 Luxembourg 21.7 27.6 Ireland †17.7 ‡22.5 Denmark 21.9 24.9 Greece †4.3 ‡4.3 Source: Eurostat. * Hectares of utilisable agricultural area on holdings of one hectare and over. † 1970. ‡ 1977.