§ Mr. HurstTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many agricultural co-operatives are registered in England and Wales representing(a) arable farms and (b) livestock farms; and how many members of those co-operatives there are. [87296]
§ Mr. MorleyThe information on agricultural co-operatives is not available from the June Census. Defra have plans to run a pilot in 2003 to test the possibility of collecting fuller information on how holdings are linked and working together.