HC Deb 08 June 1988 vol 134 cc588-9W
Mr. Nicholas Bennett

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the percentage of farmland in each grade in each Welsh county.

Mr. Peter Walker

The information requested is given in the table:

Percentage of Agricultural Land, by Grade
Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5
Clwyd 0.9 7.8 32.2 36.8 22.3
Dyfed — 0.4 19.0 58.0 22.6
Gwent 0.1 1.5 34.6 45.0 18.8
Gwynedd — 0.6 14.5 29.4 55.5
Mid Glamorgan 0.3 6.0 12.1 32.3 49.3
Powys — — 5.3 47.7 47.0
South Glamorgan 1.9 40.2 45.0 10.9 2.0
West Glamorgan 1.7 1.8 22.0 35.8 38.7
Wales 0.2 2.3 17.5 44.2 35.8

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