§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the United Kingdom quota for(a) beef, (b) cows and (c) sheep; and if he will indicate the number in each case allocated to (i) less favoured areas and (ii) non-less favoured areas in each of the component parts of the United Kingdom. [19827]
§ Mr. BaldryThere are no quotas for beef. The approximate amount of quota available to the UK for sheep and Buckler cows is set out in the table.
In thousands of quota units LFA Lowland Total Sheep England 3,639 4,974 8,613 Scotland 3,876 405 4,280 Wales 4,823 499 5,322 Northern Ireland 1,118 308 1,426 Total 13,455 6,185 19,640 Suckler cows England 279 448 727 Scotland 449 77 527 Wales 189 22 211 Northern Ireland 279 51 330 Total 1,197 598 1,795 Sub-totals may not add up to owing to rounding.