§ Mrs. Ann WintertonTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will estimate the number of farm women engaged in employment off-farm in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available; and what recent representations she has received from the Women's Food and Farming Union in respect of the trend in the level of farm incomes. [31514]
§ Mr. MorleyInformation on farm women with employment off-farm is not available. Although the Department maintains regular contact with the Women's Food and Farming Union, we have no record of any detailed representations on off-farm employment of farm women.