HL Deb 19 May 1977 vol 383 cc1068-9WA
Lord O'HAGAN

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many cider makers producing under (1) 15,000 gallons, (2) 10,000 gallons, (3) 7,500 gallons, (4) 5,000 gallons a year, have registered in each county.

Baroness BIRK

There is no central record of the quantity of cider produced by individual makers but on the information available, the figures are:

Cider makers producing 3 in Somerset
under 15,000 gallons 3 in Devon
Cider makers producing None
under 10,000 gallons registered
Cider makers producing 1 in Northern
under 7,500 gallons Ireland
3 in Somerset
1 in Devon
1 in Wiltshire
Cider makers producing 1 in Somerset
under 5,000 gallons 1 in Dorset