§ The Earl of Sandwichasked Her Majesty's Government:
What has been the decline in livestock farming incomes:
- (a) in the United Kingdom as a whole, and
- (b) in Somerset, Dorset, Devon and Cornwall, for the years 1995, 1996, and 1997. [HL954]
§ The Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Lord Donoughue)Incomes for the various types of livestock farms in the United Kingdom are given below:
Net Farm Income—United Kingdom (Full-time farms only) £/farm 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 Percentage change 1997–98 on 1996–97 Dairy 34,600 28,000 17,900 -36 LFA cattle and sheep 14,300 14,200 8,400 -41 Lowland cattle and sheep 8,300 6,800 2,500 -63 Pigs and poultry 51,100 46,400 27,000 -42 Source:
Farm Business Survey.
The sample size of the Farm Business Survey is too small to derive the information requested for individual counties.