Ewes and Shearlings

HC Deb 25 March 1991 vol 188 cc306-7W

Mr. Strang

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many ewes and shearlings there were in England and the European Community, respectively(a) in each of the five years from 1986 to 1990 and (b) on average for the years between 1979 and 1981, inclusive.

Mr. Curry

Ewe and shearling numbers in England and the European Community are as follows:

('000 head)
Year	England	European Community
1979–81	6,380	n.a.
1986	8,306	60,914
1987	8,905	65,536
1988	9,312	170,224
1989	9,530	72,790
1990	9,497	172,205
1 Provisional as at 1 March 1991.

Source: Eurostat.

Notes:

1. Figures are measured at December each year.

2. Data do not include animals in the former GDR.