HC Deb 30 October 1995 vol 265 c24W
Mr. Redmond

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many hectares of land during 1995 have been used to grow oilseed rape; and what were the figures for(a) 1985, (b) 1975 and (c) 1965. [39536]

Mr. Baldry

The information requested is as follows:

11968 1975 1985 21995
Area (hectares) 6,486 38,987 295,620 441,620
1 No census data are available for 1965.
2 Provisional.

Sources:

Provisional June census results 1995 (United Kingdom) and estimate of oilseeds on set-aside land.

Agricultural Statistics United Kingdom 1985.

Agricultural Statistics England and Wales 1975 and 1968. Figures converted from acres to hectares using 1 hectare = 2.47 acres. No figures collected for Scotland and Northern Ireland.