§ Mr. AingerTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many farm holdings were registered with his Department in September.
§ Sir Hector MonroIncluding common grazings, the total of farm holdings recorded with the Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department on the agricultural census file on 22 November 1993 is 52,383. Since this file is continuously updated it is not possible to provide figures as at September. However, the September total is unlikely to be significantly different from the above quoted figure.