§ Dr. StrangTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many farmers are in receipt of hill livestock compensatory allowance payments in(a) severely disadvantaged areas and (b) disadvantaged areas in each county in Wales containing less favoured area land.
§ Mr. David HuntThe numbers who received HLCAs in 1992 were as follows:
Throughput 1991 County Number of Livestock Store Cattle Store Sheep Store Pigs Calves Prime Cattle Prime Sheep Prime Pigs Total Cattle Total Sheep Total Pigs Calves Total Livestock Clwyd 17,506 98,356 1,351 12,951 28,122 723,494 9,648 45,628 821,850 10,999 12,951 891,428 Dyfed 64,992 188,217 0 65,622 53,693 425,157 3,470 1,118,686 613,374 3,470 65,622 801,151 Glamorgan 4,610 71,425 0 1,442 10,907 100,090 23 15,517 171,515 23 1,442 188,497 Gwent 26,036 24,402 6 7,821 8,492 215,389 0 34,528 239,791 6 7,821 282,146 Gwynedd 39,183 198,951 638 4,177 22,291 546,049 0 61,474 745,000 638 4,177 811,289 Powys 68,209 252,368 6,865 4,621 24,418 1,249,810 5,851 92,627 1,502,176 12,716 4,621 1,612,142 Total for Wales 220,536 833,719 8,860 96,634 147,923 3,259,989 18,992 368,459 4,093,706 27,852 96,634 4,586,653