§ Mr. Freemanasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what statistics he has collected on the number of acres of farmed pastureland in Northamptonshire and nationally for each of the last five years.
§ Mr. MacGregorThe following information is available from the annual June census:
Total Grassland (hectares) (excluding rough grazing) England Northamptonshire 1980 4,184,084 76,485 1981 4,127,031 74,263 1982 4,058,361 71,219 1983 4,045,160 69,898 1984 3,999,432 68,285
Rough Grazing (hectares) (Sole right) England Northamptonshire 1980 750,431 1,536 1981 741,803 1,581 1982 744,252 1,464 1983 748,529 1,540 1984 740,986 1,261 The figures exclude minor holdings which are not required to complete an annual census return.