§ Mr. Colvinasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many farmers came into dairying in the two 12 months periods, 1 October 1981 to 1 October 1982 and 1 October 1982 to 1 October 1983; and how many cows this represents.
§ Mr. MacGregorNo information is available on the number of new entrants into dairying nor how many cows this might represent.
§ Mr. Colvinasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many farmers went out of dairying in the two 12-month periods, 1 October 1981 to 1 October 1982 and 1 October 1982 to 1 October 1983; and how many cows this represents.
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§ Mr. MacGregorThe information required is not available in the form requested. The only details available relate to numbers of dairy holdings and the numbers of dairy cows on them. This information as at the June census for England and Wales is as follows:
Year Number of Dairy Holdings Number of Dairy Cows 1981 47,169 2,637,869 1982 45,833 2,683,540 1983 45,297 2,744,597