§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is his estimate of the proportion of output in each case accounted for by (a) holdings of 50 hectares and over of cereals and (b) holdings of 60 dairy cows and over.
§ Mr. MacGregorIt is estimated that 78 per cent of the output of cereals in England and Wales in 1982 was priduced on holdings with 50 or more hectares of cereals. Similar information in respect of the 1983 harvest in not readily available.
It is estimated that approximately 75 per cent of milk sold through Milk Marketing Board schemes in England and Wales is produced on holdings with 60 dairy cows and over.
Corresponding information for Scotland and Northern Ireland is not readily available.