§ Mr. David Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the
Subject Number of questionnaires Number of business/farmer recipients June agriculture census … 1 32,507 December agriculture census … 1 32,318 May Statistically Insignificant Holdings Census (triennial) … 1 17,604 April pig Holdings census … 1 983 August pig Holdings census … 1 983 Census follow-ups— … vegetables … 1 200 orchards … 1 50 nursery stock … 1 100 Cereal stocks … 10 594 Early potatoes … 1 61 Poultry packers, monthly … 12 10 Hatcheries, monthly … 12 31 Corn Returns, weekly … 52 90 Pesticide usage—glasshouses, nurseries … 1 300 Wheat germination … 1 1,000 Profit and loss statement Fisheries vessel … 1 1,250 The circulation of questionnaires to companies and self-employed business people by agencies for which I am responsible is a matter for the agencies themselves.