§ Mr. Farrasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what has been the number of dairy farmers who have given up milk production in each of the last 12 available months to date.
§ Mr. BishopIn September 1975 the total number of registered milk producers was 73,732 compared with 79,946 in September 1974. The reductions each month in total numbers of milk producers registered with Milk Marketing Boards in the United Kingdom has been as follows:
1974 October 626 November 562 December 435 1975 January 634 February 457 March 405 April 529 May 509 June 420 July 975 August 328 September 334