§ Mr. Morganasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many milk producers there were in Wales how many milk producers there were in Wales at the last count; and what the comparative figures were for the last counts in 1976, 1977 and 1978.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsThe information requested is as follows:
Year Registered Milk Producers (December) 1976 10,384 1977 9,945 1978 9,381 1979 8,164
§ Mr. Morganasked the Secretary of State for Wales what has been the percentage decrease, or increase, in the number of milk producers in Wales, as compared with the previous year, in each year from 1970 onwards, inclusive, for which returns are to hand.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsThe annual percentage decreases in the number of registered milk producers in Wales in each year since 1969 (December) are as follows:
per cent. 1970 6.2 1971 5.3 1972 4.8 1973 5.4 1974 10.2 1975 7.4 1976 5.2 1977 4.2 1978 5.7 1979 13.0