HC Deb 15 March 2000 vol 346 cc174-5W
Mr. Paul Marsden

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many tenanted farms there are in(a) Shrewsbury and Atcham and (b) Shropshire; what is the percentage of these farms compared to the total farming area of (i) Shrewsbury and Atcham and (ii) Shropshire; and if he will make a statement. [114381]

Ms Quin

[holding answer 13 March 2000]: The table provides information on farms with all their agricultural land subject to a tenancy agreement.

(a) Shrewsbury and Atcham (b) Shropshire
Number of wholly tenanted farms 119 658
Percentage of agricultural land in the area accounted for by these farms 113.4 115.2

Source:

Agricultural and Horticultural Census, 1999

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