§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will specify the number of farmers engaged in(a) lamb, (b) beef and (c) cereal production in Wales during each year since 1979.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerInformation is not available in exactly the form requested but the numbers of holdings engaged in the three enterprises are given in the table:
Number of main holdings with: Sheep and Lambs Beef Breeding Cows1 Cereals 1979 16,865 13,301 7,383 1980 16,181 12,543 7,211 1981 16,190 12,139 6,750 1982 16,304 11,839 6,432 1983 16,452 11,303 5,758 1984 16,563 11,483 5,653 1985 16,770 11,903 5,664 1986 16,938 10,907 5,396 1987 17,180 11,166 5,228 1Excludes store cattle. Source: June Agricultural Census