§ Andrew GeorgeTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the average age of(a) entrant, (b) current and (c) departing farmers was in each of the last 15 years, broken down by region. [81152]
§ Mr. MorleyInformation on the age of farmers is collected four times each decade as part of the EC Farm Structure Surveys. The information readily available is given in the table. Information is not collected on the ages of entrant and departing farmers.
1990 1993 1995 1997 2000 England 53 53 54 53 54 North 52 53 53 53 53 Yorks/Humberside 52 52 53 53 54 East Midlands 53 54 54 53 54 East Anglia 53 54 54 54 54 South East 54 54 55 54 55 South West 53 53 54 53 54 West Midlands 53 54 54 54 55 North West 53 52 54 53 54 Source:
EC Farm Structure Surveys