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Mr. Geraint Howells
asked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the estimated loss of agricultural production in Wales due to the bad weather conditions during the current year; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Nicholas Edwards
Figures are not yet available on which to make an accurate assessment of the effect of the poor weather experienced during the summer months. It is clear however that both output and costs will have been adversely affected.
| 1983 (July-December) | 1984 | Total | ||||||||||
| To Reporter | To Hearing | To Reporter | To Hearing | To Reporter | To Hearing | |||||||
| Region | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F |
| Borders | 4 | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | 3 | — | 8 | — | 4 | — |
| Central | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | 19 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 23 | 12 | 18 | 4 |
| Dumfries & Galloway | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Fife | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 4 |
| Grampian | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 36 | 10 | 9 | 3 |
| Highland | 8 | 4 | 6 | — | 16 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 12 | 1 |
| Lothian | 24 | 4 | 2 | — | 46 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 70 | 27 | 9 | 3 |
| Strathclyde | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 359 | 99 | 237 | 61 | 371 | 104 | 239 | 66 |
| Tayside | 9 | — | 3 | — | 33 | 4 | 12 | — | 42 | 4 | 15 | — |
| Totals | 82 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 521 | 154 | 296 | 74 | 603 | 175 | 318 | 83 |