HC Deb 24 February 1997 vol 291 c37W
Mrs. Ray Michie

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many individual farm units in Scotland outside environmentally sensitive areas are(a) under 40, (b) 41 to 50, (c) 61 to 70, (d) 71 to 80 and (e) over 80 hectares; and what is the total area of farmland outside the ESAs. [17255]

Mr. Raymond S. Robertson

The estimated data are shown in the table:

Size group (ha) Farm units Area (ha)
Under 40 30,288
40–49.9 1,581
50–59.9 1,358
60–69.9 1,256
70–79.9 1,042
Over 80 9,651
Total 45,176 4,508,048

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