§ Mr. Charles Morrisonasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will publish a table showing the total number of cattle in each county, the total number in each county taking part in the Brucellosis (Accredited Herd) Scheme, and the total number in each county taking part in the Brucellosis Incentive Scheme, expressing the latter two figures for each county as a percentage of the first figure, at the latest available date.
§ Mr. Anthony StodartThe information about the number of cattle taking part in the voluntary Brucellosis Schemes is not readily available. The position as regards herds at 30th September, 1970, was:
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County Total number of Herds Herds in the Brucellosis (Accredited Herds) Scheme Per cent. Herds in the* Brucellosis Incentives Scheme Per cent. Yorks, East Riding … … … … 2,719 0.96 4.09 Yorks, West Riding … … … … 8,583 3.18 5.15 Yorks, North Riding … … … … 6,226 1.93 4.58 (England) … … … … (136,495) (3.06) (6.61) Anglesey … … … … 2,180 1.00 1.98 Brecon … … … … 1,579 5.57 6.40 Caernarvon … … … … 2,502 1.36 2.28 Cardigan … … … … 3,367 5.88 9.47 Carmarthen … … … … 5,815 6.23 11.10 Denbigh … … … … 2,735 1.83 3.32 Flint … … … … 1,763 2.38 3.29 Glamorgan … … … … 2,675 1.35 4.44 Merioneth … … … … 1,296 13.58 14.43 Monmouth … … … … 2,087 2.16 6.13 Montgomery … … … … 3,540 1.05 2.20 Pembroke … … … … 3,546 2.28 4.04 Radnor … … … … 1,327 3.47 2.03 (Wales) … … … … (34,412) (3.54) (5.80) * Herds which gain accreditation under the Brucellosis (Accredited Herds) Scheme are eligible for transfer to the Brucellosis Incentives Scheme; those that have already been transferred are accounted for in this column.