HC Deb 04 February 2000 vol 343 cc754-5W
Mrs. May

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many dairy farms there were in Berkshire in(a) 1996–97, (b) 1997–98 and (c) 1998–99. [108421]

Ms Quin

The data are not available in the precise form requested but, from the June Agricultural Census, the number of holdings in Berkshire with one or more dairy cows was as follows:

Year Number
1996 85
1997 78
1998 80
1999 73