HC Deb 09 June 1999 vol 332 c359W
21. Mr. Prior

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what recent representations he has received regarding the levels of farm incomes in Wales. [85176]

Mr. Jon Owen Jones

The latest estimates of incomes for full-time farmers in Wales were published in February 1999. The figures show the cash income for dairy and livestock farms in Wales is forecast to fall by 21 per cent. in 1998–99, to £17,900.