The hon. Gentleman is statistically correct to say that there are more agricultural smallholdings, but there is a direct relationship to the fact that after the mid-term review, the Government started allowing pony paddocks and other enterprises to be registered as agricultural holdings in order to claim very small sums of money. I do not think that the number represents any more serious farmers.
Agriculture (South-West)
Proceeding contribution from
James Paice
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 20 January 2009.
It occurred during Adjournment debate on Agriculture (South-West).
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