HC Deb 26 November 2002 vol 395 cc238-9W
Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many acres of oil seed rape were grown in England and Wales in 2002. [82733]

Mr. Morley

Defra is able to provide data for England only. Figures for Wales are a matter for the devolved authority. In England 404 thousand hectares (997 thousand acres) of oil seed rape were grown for harvest in 2002. This includes 79 thousand hectares (195 thousand acres) grown for industrial use on set-aside land.

Source:

June Agricultural and Horticultural Census.