HC Deb 19 March 1987 vol 112 c608W
52. Mr. Alex Carlile

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many farmers had liabilities between 50 and 100 per cent. of assets in 1979; and how this figure compares with that for the latest available period.

Mr. Donald Thompson

From the farm business survey it is estimated that the percentages of farms in England with total external liabilities equal to or exceeding 50 per cent. of total assets, 1979 and 1986, according to tenure were:

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