HC Deb 22 January 1981 vol 997 cc221-2W
37. Mr. Hal Miller

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the current size of the national sheep flock.

Mr. Buchanan-Smith

The latest published data, based on the June 1980 census, show that the number of sheep and lambs in the United Kingdom at that date was 31,445,942.