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Mr. Ron Davies
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many mink farms are currently in operation in each county and region, respectively, in England; and what were the equivalent figures 12 months ago.
Mr. Donald Thompson
The information requested is as follows:
| Mink farms (premises) in operation in England by MAFF Region and County or former County | ||
| Region and County | As at 24 March 1987 | As at 24 March 1988 |
| Northern | 14 | 15 |
| Humberside | 4 | 4 |
| Northumberland | 1 | 1 |
| North Yorkshire | 1 | 1 |
| Former county of South Yorkshire | 1 | 1 |
| Former county of West Yorkshire | 7 | 8 |
| Midlands and West | 13 | 17 |
| Cheshire | 2 | 2 |
| Lancashire | 10 | 14 |
| Staffordshire | 1 | 1 |
| Eastern | 4 | 7 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 | 1 |
| Lincolnshire | 1 | 1 |
| Norfolk | 1 | 2 |
| Suffolk | 2 | 3 |
| South Eastern | 6 | 6 |
| Buckinghamshire | 1 | 1 |
| Hampshire | 2 | 2 |
| Isle of Wight | 1 | 1 |
| Kent | 1 | 1 |
| West Sussex | 1 | 1 |
| South Western | 8 | 8 |
| Cornwall | 4 | 4 |
| Dorset | 1 | 1 |
| Gloucestershire | 1 | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 2 | 2 |
206, on this subject were incorrect. The position is that at 24 March there were 45, not 48 licences for the farming of mink in force in England. These licences covered 46, not 49 farms. A year earlier there were 42 licences covering 43 farms, not 44.