Flower and Bulb Industry

HC Deb 19 February 1969 vol 778 cc112-3W

76. Mr. John Wells

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what estimate his Department has made of the growth of the flower and bulb industry on a yearly basis since 1950.

Mr. Hoy

Official statistics of output do not distinguish between flowers, bulbs and hardy nursery stock, but I estimate that at constant prices the United Kingdom

GLASSHOUSE CENSUS RETURNS—ENGLAND AND WALES (HOLDINGS HAVING MORE THAN 1,000 SQ. FT. OF GLASSHOUSES USED COMMERCIALLY)
					January, 1967	January, 1968
					Acreage	Percentage of total	Acreage	Percentage of total
Food crops	…	…	…	…	863	23	914	23
Flowers, etc.	…	…	…	…	1,125	29	1,196	29
Remaining Glasshouse area (unused at census. etc.)	…	…	…	…	1,860	48	1,941	48
Total area of Glass	…	…	…	…	3,848	100	4,050*	100
					July,1967	July,1968
					Acreage	Percentage of total	Acreage	Percentage of total
Food crops	…	…	…	…	2,536	65	2,571	63
Flowers, etc.	…	…	…	…	1,038	27	1,122	28
Remaining Glasshouse area (unused at census, etc.)	…	…	…	…	333	8	367	9
Total area of Glass	…	…	…	…	3,907	100	4,061*	100
* Difference due to rounding.