§ Mr. Paul MarsdenTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will estimate the contribution to GDP from farms in(a) Shrewsbury and Atcham and (b) Shropshire for the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. [111073]
§ Ms QuinThe agriculture industry in Shropshire contributed 5.5 per cent. to the county's GDP in 1996 and 0.04 per cent. to national GDP, as measured at factor cost. Data for Shrewsbury and Atcham are not available. Later figures are not yet available at regional level.