§ Mr. Knoxasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the current size of the dairy herd in England and Wales; and what were the comparable figures in the previous three years.
§ Mr. BishopThe results of the most recent sample enquiry for England and Wales indicate that the size of the dairy herd at March 1978 was 2,737,000 cows. Corresponding figures for the previous three years were as follows (in thousands):
536W
1977 2,712 1976 2,685 1975 2,740 travel-to-work area in February 1976* and succeeding years are as follows:
cash figures, the national average per capita.
§ Mr. Moyle,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 6th July 1978; Vol. 953, c. 257], gave the following reply:
Resource allocation to the Suffolk area health authority is the responsibility of the East Anglian regional health authority. The information requested is as follows: