HC Deb 24 June 1994 vol 245 c352W
Mr. Tipping

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what are the counties served, the number of hectares and the number of farmers in each of his Department's divisional offices for agriculture; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Redwood

The information requested is shown in the table.

Coverage of Welsh Office Divisional Offices1
Divisional Office and Counties served Hectares of agricultural land2 Farmers, partners and directors3
Llandrindod Wells
Powys; South, Mid and West Glamorgan; Gwent 559,635 11,835
Carmarthen
Dyfed 453,589 12,099
Caernarfon
Gwynedd; Clwyd 479,798 9,545

Source: June 1993 agricultural census.

1The figures shown are for the main holdings and therefore exclude the estimated 6,800 minor holdings in Wales which account for 18,700 hectares of land. Minor holdings data are not available at below national level.

2Excludes common rough grazing land.

3Farmers, partners and directors working whole-time or part-time on farm holdings on 1 June 1993. Excludes wives/husbands of farmers, partners and directors, even if the wives/husbands themselves may be partners or directors.

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