§ Mr. TippingTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the number of agricultural holdings and the hectarage of agricultural land in each county in Wales in the year (i) 1994, (ii) 1995 and (iii) 1996. [772]
§ Mr. Jonathan EvansThe information requested is shown in the following table. Data for 1996 are not yet available.
1994 1995 County Hectares Holdings Hectares Holdings Clwyd 197,581 3,774 194,384 3,506 Dyfed 485,021 11,137 479,625 10,580 Gwent 92,642 2,181 91,176 2,053 Gwynedd 324,976 4,813 322,847 4,490 Mid Glamorgan 57,158 950 57,398 891 Powys 443,325 5,679 443,260 5,286 South Glamorgan 23,832 501 23,566 474 West Glamorgan 45,767 875 44,759 796 Wales 1,670,301 29,910 1,657,013 28,076 Source:
June agricultural census.
Figures are for main holdings and include estimates for common rough grazing land.