HC Deb 24 June 1953 vol 516 cc149-50W
Mr. de Freitas

asked the Minister of Agriculture what proportion of the cattle in England and Wales are attested; and whether he will circulate in HANSARD a detailed list setting out the proportions by counties.

Sir T. Dugdale

Thirty-seven per cent. of the cattle in England and Wales are attested. The proportions by counties are as follows:

ENGLAND
Per cent.
Bedford 29
Berks 60
Buckingham 35
Cambridge 35
Isle of Ely 9
Chester 30
Cornwall 26
Isles of Scilly 100
Cumberland 66
Derby 21
Devon 33
Dorset 52
Durham 35
Essex 45
Gloucester 39
Hereford 34
Hertford 49
Huntingdon 18
Kent 38
Lancaster 33
Leicester 20
Lincoln (Holland) 4
Lincoln (Kesteven) 15
Lincoln (Lindsey) 11
Middlesex 35
Norfolk 32
Northampton and Soke of Peterborough 19
Northumberland 20
Nottingham 18
Oxford 45
Rutland 7
Salop 30
Somerset 43
Southampton 53
Isle of Wight 52
Stafford 18
Suffolk, East 41
Suffolk, West 45
Surrey 54
Sussex, East 39
Sussex, West 50
Warwick 28
Westmorland 84
Wilts 47
Worcester 28
York. (East Riding) 9
York. (North Riding) 28
York. (West Riding) 29
WALES
Anglesey 35
Brecon 66
Caernarvon 57
Cardigan 100
Carmarthen 100
Denbigh 47
Flint 27
Glamorgan 35
Merioneth 82
Monmouth 32
Montgomery 68
Pembroke 78
Radnor 44