Sheep Farming (Hansard, 15 February 1991)

HC Deb 15 February 1991 vol 185 cc633-4W 633W

§ Mr. Barry Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement concerning sheep farming in Wales.

§ Mr. David Hunt
The Welsh sheep industry contributes about 24 per cent. of the total value of agricultural output.
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As the supplementary evidence submitted to the Public Accounts Committee explained, decisions on entitlement to incapacity benefits, such as invalidity benefit, are made by the independent statutory adjudicating authorities.