HC Deb 15 December 1992 vol 216 c111W
Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what proportion of farmers in Wales are currently aged(a) between 55 and 65 years and (b) over 65 years.

Mr. David Hunt

According to the latest EC farm structure survey, carried out in 1990, some 26 per cent. of farmers in Wales were aged between 55 and 64 years and 23 per cent. were aged 65 years and over.