§ Mr. PatersonTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the total number of dairy cattle in England was for the last 10 years for which figures are available; and what the estimated figure is for 2004–05. [184819]
§ Alun MichaelThe number of dairy cows and heifers that have calved in England is shown in the following table for 1994 to 2003. Provisional figures from the June 2004 census will be available in a statistics notice to be published on the 16 September 2004 on the Defra website.
Number of dairy cows and heifers that have calved in England 1994 to 2003 Dairy cows (Thousand) 1994 1,897.0 1995 1,809.3 1996 1,783.3 1997 1,700.3 1998 1,642.6 1999 1,659.2 2000 1,575.3 2001 1,490.2 2002 1,462.2 2003 1,434.7 Note: Figures prior to 2000 are for main holdings only, 2000 onwards include main and minor holdings. Source: June Agricultural Census.
§ Mr. PatersonTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the total number of dairy farms was in England for the last 10 years for which figures are available; and what the estimated figure is for 2004–05. [184820]
§ Alun MichaelThe number of holdings in England whose predominant business dairy is shown as follows. Equivalent figures from the June 2004 census will be published on the Defra website in early 2005.
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Number of dairy type holdings in England 1994 to 2003 Number (Thousand) 1994 20.6 1995 19.6 1996 18.9 1997 18.0 1998 17.0 1999 16.3 2000 15.2 2001 14.1 2002 14.3 2003 13.6 Note: Figures prior to 2000 are for main holdings only, 2000 onwards include main and minor holdings. Source: June Agricultural Census.