HC Deb 27 May 1988 vol 134 cc385-6W
Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what proportion of agricultural land in each of the European Community member states is in state or local authority ownership.

Mr. Gummer

In the United Kingdom an estimated 6 per cent. of agricultural land is owned by the public sector (the Crown, Government Departments, local authorities, statutory agencies and nationalised industries). I regret that comparable information for the other member states of the European Economic Community is not readily available.