HC Deb 28 March 1994 vol 240 cc577-8W
Mr. Morley

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many farms in the United Kingdom are in the size classification(a) under eight, (b) from eight to 40, (c) from 40 to 100, (d) from 100 to 200, and (e) over 200 farm size units; and what is the total business activity in each category, as measured by standard gross margins.

Mr. Jack

The information requested is given in the table.

Number of holdings in the United Kingdom and total ESU by ESU size group as at June 1993
Size of business ESUs Number of holdings 1ESUs
<8 106,850 245,801
8<40 72,170 1,498,247
40<100 43,940 2,789,421
100<200 15,558 2,107,439
200+ 5,687 2,114,808
Total 244,205 8,755,717

Note

Data in this table exclude minor holdings.

1 1 European size unit (ESU) equals 1,200 ECU of Standard Gross Margin (average value 1987–1989).