§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the recovery of livestock farming in(a) Chorley and (b) Lancashire; and if she will make a statement. [148228]
§ Alun MichaelOther than the June annual Agricultural Census, which among other things records the number of animals present on holdings on the designated census day, no specific assessment has been 1371W made of the recovery of livestock farming in Chorley and Lancashire. Data from the Agricultural Census1 show the following:
1June 2003 data is expected to be published in March.
Chorley Lancashire Sheep and Lambs 2000 35,337 776,586 2001 31,502 703,205 2002 29,887 656,886 Cattle and Calves 2000 14,941 250,038 2001 15,435 245,617 2002 14,676 227,990 Pigs 2000 6,369 113,640 2001 6,184 100,845 2002 4,685 94,048