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Mr. Austin Mitchell
asked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the production of wool in Wales in the years 1960 to 1963, 1970 to 1972, and each of the past three years.
Mr. Wyn Roberts
The information, based on purchases made by the British Wool Marketing Board, is as follows:
| Clip year* | Million kilograms |
| 1960–61 | 4·2 |
| 1961–62 | 4·6 |
| 1962–63 | 4·7 |
| 1963–64 | 4·4 |
| 1970–71 | 4·9 |
| 1971–72 | 5·2 |
| 1972–73 | 5·6 |
| 1979–80 | 6·8 |
| 1980–81 | 7·5 |
| 1981–82 | 7·7 |
| * The figures relate to a clip year, May to April. | |