§ Mr. Colin Shepherdasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many holdings in the county of Hereford and Worcester were engaged either partly or wholly in growing hops; what is the total acreage of land in the county involved in the growing of hops; and what changes there have beer in numbers of holdings and acreage during each of the last five years.
§ Mr. WigginThe information is as follows: 243W
Holdings Area (hectares) 1975 178 2,316 1976 174 2,248 1977 171 2,250 1978 169 2,255 1979 164 2,155 1980 164 2,215 The information for 1981 is not yet available.