HC Deb 19 February 1987 vol 110 c786W
27. Mr. Michael Forsyth

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what information he has on (a) the average size of sheep farms in Britain and (b) comparable sheep farms in the rest of the European Economic Community.

Mr. Gummer

The most recent information on the size of sheep farms in the European Economic Community shows that in 1983 the average flock size in the United Kingdom was 397 sheep and in the Community of Ten was 89 sheep.