Farms: Ownership
Commons · Question 12708 · Tabled 5 Nov 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Question
Asked by Steve Barclay
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information his Department holds on the proportion of farm holdings that are owned by a single person or entity.
Answer
Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 11 Nov 2024
In 2021, the statistical estimates for the proportion of farmers in England who have financial and legal responsibility for an agricultural holding is shown below: Financial and legal responsibility for a holdingProportion of holdingsOne person46%Two or m...