§ Mr. Turtonasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the number of registered producers of milk on 31st March, 1961, and 31st December, 1961, respectively.
Mr. VaneThe Ministry registers dairy farmers and dairy farms in England and Wales, under the Milk and Dairies (General) Regulations, 1959. On 31st March, 1961, the number of registrations was 124,194 and on 31st December, 1961, it was 120,689. But a dairy farmer is separately registered for every dairy farm on which he is producing milk for human consumption, and his name may therefore appear in the register more than once.