HC Deb 17 July 1987 vol 119 c639W
Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what proportion of the agricultural land which became vacant in 1986 in the tenanted sector was subsequently lost to that sector.

Mr. Peter Walker

Figures are not available separately for Wales. However, based on the results of the annual rent inquiry published by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, some 48.4 per cent. of the total area of agricultural land which fell vacant in 1986 in the tenanted sector of England and Wales was not subsequently relet.