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Catalogue description Committee of Inquiry into the Acquisition and Occupancy of Agricultural Land (Northfield Committee): Files
| Reference: | MAF 763 |
|---|---|
| Title: | Committee of Inquiry into the Acquisition and Occupancy of Agricultural Land (Northfield Committee): Files |
| Description: |
The information held on the files in this series is mainly concerned with the gathering of evidence for consideration by the Committee which included a number of witness statements, correspondence, procedural information and supporting documents. Related topics can be found in MAF 237 which deals with matters affecting the relationship between owners and tenants of agricultural land under the Agricultural Holdings Act 1948 |
| Date: | 1977-1979 |
| Related material: |
See also MAF 237 |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
Committee of Inquiry into the Acquisition and Occupancy of Agricultural Land, 1977-1979 Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, 1955-2001 |
| Physical description: | 53 file(s) |
| Access conditions: | Open unless otherwise stated |
| Immediate source of acquisition: |
From 2018 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
| Accruals: | This series is accruing |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
This Committee, chaired by Lord Northfield, was appointed to examine trends in agricultural land acquisition and occupancy as they affected the structure of the agricultural industry and to report on the same. The Committee report was officially published as a Command Paper in 1979 (Cmnd. 7599). |
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