§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many registered agricultural holdings there were in Wales in(a) 1966, (b) 1974, (c) 1984 and (d) 1994; and if he will make a statement. [10700]
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesThere is no process of registration for agricultural holdings but the estimated number of such holdings in Wales for the years requested are as follows:(a) 1966: 48,000; (b) 1974: 32,800; (c) 1984: 36,100 and (d) 1994: 37,800.
These figures include both major and minor holdings. Over the period 1966 to 1984, there were minor definitional changes which tended to reduce the number of holdings recorded. In addition, in 1968 about 6,400 holdings were deleted from the records because of their negligible [...]agricultural[...] output.