§ Mr. Geraint Howellsasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many yearling ewes there are in Wales; and what were the corresponding figures for the last 10 years.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsStatistics are not collected in the form requested. Numbers of young ewes put to ram, collected in the December census for 1978, the latest available date, and the 10 preceding years were as follows:
year in which put to ram shearling ewes(1–.2 years old) '000 head Ewe lambs (6.2013;7 months old) '000 head 1968 596 216 1969 553 207 1970 536 202 1971 547 239 1972 580 276 1973 638 279 197 623 230 1975 605 236 1976 604 261 1977 637 331 1978 664 338