§ Mr. SteelTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is his latest available estimate of the income per agriculture holding in Scotland(a) including non-agricultural income and (b) excluding such income.
§ Mr. RifkindInformation about non-agricultural income is available only from a one per cent. sample of the tax records of individuals registered as having a self-employment income from agriculture and horticulture. For the 1985–86 assessment year, the latest available, the average total income per farmer was £11,845, and the average agricultural and horticultural income was £6,368.