§ Mr. Geraint Howellsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many yearling ewes there are in England; and what were the corresponding figures for the last 10 years.
§ Mr. BishopStatistics are not collected in the form requested. Numbers of young ewes put to ram collected in the December census for 1975, the latest available date, and the 10 preceding years were as follows:
Year in which put to the ram Shearling ewes (1–2 years old) '000 head Ewe lambs (6–7 months old) '000 head 1965 … … 908 335 1966 … … 855 258 1967 … … 786 270 1968 … … 785 248 1969 … … 764 247 1970 … … 740 258 1971 … … 760 334 1972 … … 896 503 1973 … … 1,044 417 1974 … … 974 281 1975 … … 802 258