§ Mr. Colin Shepherdasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is his estimate of the acreage of land utilised for the growing of cider apples and perry pears in each of the last five years.
§ Mrs. FennerThe area of land in hectares used for the growing of cider apples and perry pears in the United Kingdom in each of the last five years is as follows:
Year hectares 1980 4,486 1981 4,398 1982 4,304 1983 4,225 1984 4,274