HC Deb 19 June 1996 vol 279 cc499-500W
Mr. Martyn Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many people are employed in(a) beef farming, (b) dairy farming and (c) the rendering industry in (i) Wales and (ii) each parliamentary constituency in Wales. [31847]

Mr. Jonathan Evans

The available information on the number of employees, excluding the self-employed, by industry, from the 1993 census of employment, is on the NOMIS database which can be accessed by the staff at the Library of the House. This source does not provide figures for beef and dairy farming separately.

The table provides data for specialist dairy and specialist beef farming, including self-employment, from the June agricultural census. Figures for parliamentary constituencies are not available.

Numbers of people employed in specialist dairy and specialist beef farming
Wales: 1993 1995
Specialist dairy 9,408 10,105
Specialist beef 1,012 1,110

There are no rendering facilities in Wales.

Figures are for main holdings.

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