§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list for each county in England and Wales the number of farms(a) currently under restrictions and (b) from which restrictions have been lifted following the recent contamination of animal feed.
§ Mr. CurryA total of 1668 farms in England and Wales are currently under restriction. To date, 536 farms have been released from all restrictions. The breakdown by county is as follows:
County Number of farms currently restricted Number of farms released from all restrictions Avon 82 48 Cornwall 246 84 Derbyshire 1 0 Devon 600 169 Dorset 104 10 Dyfed 7 4 Gloucester 192 73 Gwent 66 44 Hampshire 4 2 Herefordshire 43 7 Leicestershire 1 0 Mid Glamorgan 43 8 Oxfordshire 6 1 Powys 2 2 Somerset 150 28 South Glamorgan 31 2 Warwickshire 2 2 West Glamorgan 7 2 Wiltshire 65 48 Worcestershire 16 2 In addition, all dairy farms were released from milk restrictions by 13 December last year and approximately 117,000 individual animals have so far been released under livestock clearance arrangements
§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Italy Fisheries and Food what is his estimate of the total loss768W and(b) 1989; what materials they were issued for; what quantities were involved; what areas of sea were used; and what organisations or companies received them.
§ Mr. CurryLicences are issued in respect of England and Wales. Figures for 1989 are provisional. The information is as follows:
milk production to date, by volume and value, arising from restrictions placed on producers following the recent contamination of animal feed.
§ Mr. CurryI am not aware of any loss of production, as all the milk from farms under restriction was collected by the Milk Marketing Board. It will not be possible for the board to assess the extent of any loss in sales income until the milk powder and butter have been sold.