§ Mr. Ieuan Wyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what were the average gross weekly earnings of full-time workers in each Welsh county in each year since 1985 expressed as a percentage of the United Kingdom average gross weekly earnings of full-time workers.
§ Mr. David HuntComparisons with United Kingdom averages are not readily available. The table gives the figures as a percentage of the Great Britain average.
Number of Farms Average Hectarage 1988–89 128 152 1989–90 129 151 1990–91 138 154 1991–92 112 138
§ Mr. AingerTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many specialist sheep farms in severely disadvantaged areas in Wales have taken part in the farm business survey in each year since 1979; and what was their average hectarage.
§ Mr. David HuntThe number of sheep farms in the severely disadvantaged areas in Wales which have been included in the farm business survey since 1979 and the average hectarage per farm are as follows:
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Number of holdings Average hectarage 1979–80 25 339 1980–81 26 315 1981–82 32 262 1982–83 30 277 1983–84 51 244 1984–85 47 263 1985–86 44 261 1986–87 50 277 1987–88 53 268 1988–89 63 264 1989–90 63 254 1990–91 60 307 1991–92 72 227
§ Mr. AingerTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many livestock farms in disadvantaged areas in Wales have taken part in the farm business survey in each year since 1979; and what was their average hectarage.
§ Mr. David HuntThe number of livestock farms in the disadvantaged areas in Wales which have been included in the farm business survey since 1985–86—the first year for which FBS data are available—and the average hectarage per farm are as follows:
Number of Farms Hectarage Average 1985–86 35 82 1986–87 47 76 1987–88 46 75 1988–89 43 78 1989–90 45 67 1990–91 50 68 1991–92 47 76