Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) cows, (b) sheep and (c) pigs there were in the UK on 1st October. - Includes table.
Answer
Mr. Cox: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many (a) cows, (b) sheep and (c) pigs there were in the UK on 1 October. [10275] Mr. Morley: Figures are collected in June in the Annual Agricultural and Horticultural Census by the relevant UK Departments. As at June 2001 Thousand _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Total cattle and calves Total sheep and lamb Total pigs England 5,749 16,140 4,823 Wales 1,271 9,976 41 Scotland 1,903 8,090 596 Northern Ireland 1,677 2,574 398 UK 10,600 36,780 5,858 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: Wales and Northern Ireland figures are provisional Source: June 2001 agricultural and horticultural census