§ Mr. Hastingsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the total breeding herd of sows in the United Kingdom on 1st April 1976 and 1st April 1977, respectively.
§ Mr. StrangThe latest available pig census data for the United Kingdom relate to December 1976, when the number of sows, including in-pig gilts, in the breeding herd was 888,000 head compared with 845,000 head in December 1975.