HC Deb 11 January 1994 vol 235 c88W
Mr. Tipping

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how many holdings there are in each region of Scotland in 1992 and 1993 growing(a) cereals, (b) potatoes, (c) linseed, (d) sugar beet, (e) horticultural produce and (f) oilseeds;

(2) how many hectares were taken up in each region of Scotland in 1992 and 1993 by (a) cereals, (b) potatoes, (c) linseed, (d) sugar beet, (e) horticultural produce and (f) oilseeds.

Sir Hector Monro

Final June agricultural census information for 1993 is not yet available. The figures for main holdings at June 1992 are as follows:

Health Board Current Number of Fundholders
Dumfries and Galloway 0
Fife 3
Forth Valley 2
Grampian 25
Greater Glasgow 4
Highland 1
Lanarkshire 8
Lothian 9
Orkney 0
Shetland 0
Tayside 8
Western Isles 0
TOTAL 69