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Mr. Ralph Howell
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food .if he will state the average farm rent in pounds per acre in (a) the United Kingdom and (b) England for each year since 1979.
Mr. Gummer
Government statistics are presented in metric terms. The table below gives average farm rents for (a) Great Britain and (b) England. The land tenure system of Northern Ireland is not generally comparable with Great Britain. Consequently no information can be provided for the United Kingdom as a whole.
| Average Farm Rents (£ per hectare) | ||
| Year | Great Britain | England |
| 1979 | 35·54 | 42·13 |
| 1980 | 41·93 | 50·01 |
| 1981 | 49·21 | 58·36 |
| 1982 | 56·51 | 66·14 |
| 1983 | 63·32 | 73·93 |
| 1984 | 69·65 | 81·27 |
| 1985 | 75·40 | 88·01 |
| 19861 | 80·72 | 95·75 |
| 1 provisional | ||