§ 1990. Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will give the hectarage, number of holdings and numbers of tenants of holdings of agricultural land owned by his Department in each county in Northern Ireland in(a) 1980 and (b)
§ Mr. HanleyThe Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland owns agricultural land which it farms for educational and research purposes. Its forest service also owns areas of agricultural land which are surplus to its current planting plans or which it is holding pending the availability of adjoining land; this land is generally let out to neighbouring farmers under short-term lets. The figures for 1990 are shown below (1980 figures in brackets):
Areas of agricultural land owned and the number of holdings owned and let by the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland, 1990 (1980) County Hectares owned Holdings owned Holdings let Antrim 1,691 (1,490) 20 (10) 18 (8) Armagh/Down 658 (1,179) 27 (31) 23 (27) Fermanagh 1,768 (1,753) 36 (50) 34 (48) Londonderry 1,148 (868) 16 (27) 16 (27) Tyrone 1,367 (2,480) 45 (14) 44 (13) Northern Ireland 6,632 (7,770) 144 (132) 135 (123)