HC Deb 18 February 1991 vol 186 cc19-20W
Dr. David Clark

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the number of hectares registered with the Potato Marketing Board for potato growing, and the number of individual farmers registered, for each year since 1980.

Mr. Gummer

The table shows the number of producers registered with the Potato Marketing Board and the basic area available for planting since 1980.

Registered Producers Basic Area '000 ha
1980 30,225 192
1981 28,760 182
1982 27,498 172
1983 26,499 169
1984 25,480 168
1985 24,948 165
1986 22,565 161
1987 21,439 155
1988 20,155 154
1989 19,266 152
1990 18,276 153