§ Mr. YeoTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many farmers have left agriculture in the United Kingdom in each of the last 10 years broken down by month and year. [136717]
§ Mr. Nick Brown[holding answer 6 November 2000]: Information on the number of farmers leaving farming is not available. The overall number of farmers, spouses, partners and directors is given in the table. However, these are net figures, which include farmers coming into as well as leaving agriculture. These figures are obtained from the June Census and therefore cannot be broken down by month. Figures for 2000 will be available on 9 January.
Farmers, spouses, partners and directors in the United Kingdom Thousand Year Number 1989 375 1990 374 1991 371 1992 372 1993 376 1994 375 1995 371 1996 371 1997 368 1998 368 1999 361 Note:
In 1998 the June Census was redesigned. Therefore, figures from 1998 onwards are not comparable with those for earlier years.
Source:
June Agricultural and Horticultural Census