§ Mr. Hardyasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the population of pigs, sheep, beef and dairy cattle in England and Wales at the latest available date and the numbers one year earlier.
§ Mr. BishopThe numbers of pigs, sheep, beef and dairy cattle in England and Wales as shown by the December 1975 sample census, and corresponding numbers one year earlier, are as follows:
December 1975 1974 ('000) ('000) Pigs 6,365 6,585 Sheep (including lambs) 13.438 13,988 Dairy Cattle (cows and heifers in milk and cows in calf but not in milk) 2,690 2 828 Beef Cattle (cows and heifers in milk and cows in calf but not in milk) 979 1,058 Total all cattle and calves 9,903 10,696