HC Deb 28 October 1996 vol 284 c31W
Mr. Tipping

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the number of agricultural holdings and the hectarage of agricultural land in each county in Wales in the year (i) 1994, (ii) 1995 and (iii) 1996. [772]

Mr. Jonathan Evans

The information requested is shown in the following table. Data for 1996 are not yet available.

1994 1995
County Hectares Holdings Hectares Holdings
Clwyd 197,581 3,774 194,384 3,506
Dyfed 485,021 11,137 479,625 10,580
Gwent 92,642 2,181 91,176 2,053
Gwynedd 324,976 4,813 322,847 4,490
Mid Glamorgan 57,158 950 57,398 891
Powys 443,325 5,679 443,260 5,286
South Glamorgan 23,832 501 23,566 474
West Glamorgan 45,767 875 44,759 796
Wales 1,670,301 29,910 1,657,013 28,076

Source:

June agricultural census.

Figures are for main holdings and include estimates for common rough grazing land.