§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what assessment he has made of the changes in the numbers of Britain's bee population over the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mrs. Fenner[pursuant to her reply, 12 May 1986, c. 372]: From the latest information available my Department estimates that at the end of the 1985 season there were approximately 237,000 bee colonies in Great Britain compared with 235,000 12 months earlier.