§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the present size of the national pig herd; and what was the equivalent figure for November 1976 and November 1975.
§ Mr. BishopNo census of pigs is taken in the month of November. The most recent United Kingdom census for which results are available was taken in August 1977, when the size of the sows and gilts in pig was 790,000 head compared with 874,000 and 816,000 head in August 1976 and 1975 respectively.