HC Deb 25 January 1990 vol 165 cc847-8W
Mr. Geraint Howells

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many pig producers went out of business in Wales between 1980 and 1990; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Peter Walker

Information is not available in the form requested. The numbers of holdings classified as being of specialist pig, and mixed pig and poultry, types in 1980 and 1988 (the latest year for which figures are available) are shown in the following table:

Number of Holdings
Specialist pigs Mixed pigs and poultry
1980 143 270
1988 84 105

The figures refer to statistically significant agricultural holdings only.