§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will state the beef cattle numbers in Scotland and Ayrshire at the nearest available date; and how this compares with each of the previous 10 years.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellThe numbers recorded at the June Agricultural Census this year were:
Scotland Ayrshire 1972 1,746,722 87,946 The corresponding figures for the ten years preceding are as follows:
Scotland Ayrshire 1962 1,258,971 38,500 1963 1,259,589 38,732 1964 1,286,969 41,962 1965 1,343,245 49,372 1966 1,408,736 57,300 1967 1,422,374 61,863 1968 1,396,499 58,925 1969 1,470,782 63,644 1970 1,567,616 74,881 1971 1.645,605 80,346
§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will state the number of live lambs in Scotland and Ayrshire at the nearest available date; and how 185W this compares with each of the previous 10 years.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellThe numbers recorded at the June Agricultural Census this year were:
Scotland Ayrshire 1972 3,437,178 202,738 The corresponding figures for the ten preceding, years are as follows:
Scotland Ayrshire 1962 3,825,701 212,910 1963 3,759,324 202,413 1964 3,796,521 199,343 1965 3,820,126 204,484 1966 3,629 698 195,578 1967 3,618,274 191,674 1968 3,434,976 188,671 1969 3,295,884 187,888 1970 3,303,602 196,830 1971 3,356,570 193,774