§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many(a) full-time farmers, (b) part-time farmers, (c) full-time agricultural tenants, (d) part-time agricultural tenants there are currently in (i) Wales and (ii) each district and county council area in Wales; and if he will make a statement. [25019]
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesThe information requested is shown for the old counties and districts in the table.
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Full-time and part-time farmers and tenants in Wales: June 1995 Local authority areas of which: of which: Number of full-time farmers Full-time agricultural tenants Number of Part-time farmers part-time agricultural farmers Aberconwy 441 152 146 41 Arfon 325 79 286 53 Dwyfor 795 230 347 72 Meirionnydd 791 163 349 69 Ynys Môn 929 322 520 96 Gwynedd 3,281 946 1,648 331 Cynon Valley 73 15 51 9 Merthyr Tydfil 43 14 29 7 Ogwr 206 56 126 22 Rhondda 13 26 13 12 Rhymney Valley 151 26 84 12 Taff Ely 147 37 80 16 Mid Glamorgan 633 148 383 66 Brecknock 1,279 252 483 74 Montgomeryshire 2,307 407 850 152 Radnorshire 1,161 152 414 55 Powys 4,747 811 1,747 281 Cardiff 67 22 33 48 Vale of Glamorgan 301 97 164 48 South Glamorgan 368 119 197 48 Port Talbot 40 50 30 15 Lliw Valley 199 50 139 15 Neath 79 8 72 7 Swansea 232 46 141 19 West Glamorgan 550 104 382 41 Wales 22,020 4,293 10,278 1,483 Source:
June 1995 agricultural and horticultural census.
Some of the data have been amalgamated to prevent disclosure of information relating to individual farm holdings.