§ Mr. Geraint Howellsasked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the estimated loss of agricultural production in Wales due to the bad weather conditions during the current year; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsFigures are not yet available on which to make an accurate assessment of the effect of the poor weather experienced during the summer months. It is clear however that both output and costs will have been adversely affected.
1983 (July-December) 1984 Total To Reporter To Hearing To Reporter To Hearing To Reporter To Hearing Region M F M F M F M F M F M F Borders 4 — 1 — 4 — 3 — 8 — 4 — Central 4 1 3 — 19 11 15 4 23 12 18 4 Dumfries & Galloway — — — — 4 2 2 2 4 2 2 2 Fife 6 2 3 2 19 5 7 2 25 7 10 4 Grampian 15 5 2 2 21 5 7 1 36 10 9 3 Highland 8 4 6 — 16 5 6 1 24 9 12 1 Lothian 24 4 2 — 46 23 7 3 70 27 9 3 Strathclyde 12 5 2 5 359 99 237 61 371 104 239 66 Tayside 9 — 3 — 33 4 12 — 42 4 15 — Totals 82 21 22 9 521 154 296 74 603 175 318 83