§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many milk producers have left the farming industry in each of the Welsh counties since the introduction of the milk quota scheme.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsThe number of registered milk producers in each of the Welsh counties since March 1983 is given in the following table:
Source: Milk Marketing Board of England and Wales.
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales whether he will introduce amendments to present legislation to prevent loss of milk production to Wales through sales of milk quotas.
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish the figures for the amount of milk quotas sold by Welsh producers to producers outside Wales, and the amount of quota bought by Welsh 281W producers from outside Wales, and the net loss or gain of quota to Wales, since the scheme came into operation; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsMovement of quota in and out of Wales as recorded by the Milk Marketing Board during the period 1 April 1985 to 17 November 1986 has been as follows:
North Wales South Wales In +3.1 million litres +2.7 million litres Out -4.1 million litres -6.9 million litres Net Loss -1.0 million litres -4.2 million litres Loss as percentage of total quota -0.2 per cent. -0.4 per cent.
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales by what means is it possible for milk quotas to be reallocated separately from the land to which it was originally attached.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsQuota may be transferred separately from the land to which it is attached through a temporary reallocation by a purchaser within a production year, or as a result of quota made available through an authorised outgoers' scheme.
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales what has been the decrease in production of milk in each of the Welsh counties since the introduction of the milk quota scheme.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsSales of milk off farms for each of the Welsh counties for the last three financial years have been as follows:
Milk Production (Million Litres) 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 Clwyd 319.3 298.8 299.0 Dyfed 980.3 909.8 916.0 Gwent 146.7 134.6 137.2 Gwynedd 103.3 93.1 92.2 Mid, South and West Glamorgan 89.7 81.9 82.0 Powys 140.8 127.6 129.6 WALES 1,780.1 1,645.8 1,656.0 Source: Milk Marketing Board of England and Wales.