HC Deb 05 February 1990 vol 166 cc498-9W
Mr. Geraint Howells

To ask he Secretary of State for Scotland how many sheep farmers in each of the Scottish regions have 1,000 ewes or over; and if he will make a statement.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

The information is set out in the table:

Farm units with 1,000 or more breeding ewes June 1989 Scottish regions and Island areas
Region/Island area Number of farm units with 1,000 or more breeding ewes
Borders 141
Central 40
Dumfries and Galloway 105
Fife 2
Grampian 14
Highland 79
Lothians 23
Strathclyde 145
Tayside 76
Orkney 4

Region/Island area Number of farm units with 1,000 or more breeding ewes
Shetland 8
Western Isles 2