HC Deb 05 February 2002 vol 379 c899W
Joan Ruddock

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what proportion of the UK's fodder maize is grown in(a) England and (b) each region. [32302]

Mr.Morley

[holding answer 1 February 2002]: Estimates from the June 2001 Agriculture and Horticulture census indicate that England accounts for 93 per cent of the maize area in the UK. Virtually all of the maize area is used for fodder.

Information by UK country and English regions is provided in the table.

Area of maize 2000 2001
UK area (hectares)1 104,090 129,208
Percentage of UK:
England1 93.8 92.5
Wales1 6.1 6.4
Scotland1 0 0
Northern Ireland1 0.1 1.1
England (hectares)2 97,634 119,557
Percentage of England:
North-east 0.2 n/a
North-west 8.4 n/a
Yorks and Humber 2 n/a
East midlands 7 n/a
West midlands 13.4 n/a
Eastern 6.4 n/a
South-east 18.7 n/a
South-west 43.9 n/a
n/a=not yet available
1 Includes an adjustment in respect of minor holdings.
2 These data refer to main holdings only, ie minor holdings excluded.