§ Mr. Knoxasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what the size of the national dairy herd is at present; and how this compares with the position in each of the past four years.
§ Mr. BishopAccording to the agricultural censuses, the number of dairy cows in the United Kingdom in June each year from 1972 to 1976 was as follows:
June 1972 … … 3,325,000 June 1973 … … 3,436,000 June 1974 … … 3,394,000 June 1975 … … 3,242,000 June 1976 … … 3,228,000