§ 1990. Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will give the hectarage, number of holdings and numbers of tenants of holdings of agricultural land owned by his Ministry in each county in Wales in(a) 1980 and (b)
1980 1990 Area of holding to nearest hectare Number of holdings Area of holding to nearest hectare Number of holdings Number of tenants Clwyd 159 5 19 3 3 Dyfed 32 5 2 1 1 Gwent 32 2 2 1 1 Gwynedd 60 3 32 1 1 Mid Glamorgan 24 2 27 3 3 Powys 13 3 34 7 6 South Glamorgan 12 2 8 1 1 West Glamorgan 26 2 — — — Information on the number of tenants in 1980 is not available.
The substantial decrease between 1980 and 1990 in the amount of land owned or held by the Secretary of State reflects the ongoing process of rationalisation by the Department to ensure disposal of any land or property which is surplus to requirements.
In addition in 1990 the Secretary of State owned or held on long lease the following three holdings at the Pwllpeiran experimental husbandry farm in Dyfed:
Hectares Holding 1 —647.47 Holding 2 (999 year lease) —1318.6 Holding 3 —158.2 1Managed by Forestry Commission. Information on land held in 1980 for experimental purposes could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Forestry Commission land in Wales is vested in the Secretary of State. A total of 11,000 hectares of agricultural land were held in 1980.
Figures for 1990 are:
Number Area 4,467 Number of tenancies 100 Number of grazing lets 48 Information is not kept centrally on the number of holdings or the distribution by county. This information and a breakdown of the 1980 figure could be provided only at disproportionate cost.