§ Mr. MarlowTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what acreage of oilseed rape has been sown in the current year; and how much was sown in the previous five years.
§ Mr. CurryThe latest estimate for the area sown to oilseed rape in the United Kingdom for harvesting this summer is 400,000 hectares. Figures for the previous five years are as follows:
Thousand hectares 1985 296 1986 299 1987 388 1988 347 1989 323