[holding answer 24 January 2008]: During 2007, opium poppies were grown at 67 locations in nine counties, as shown in the following table.
County Number of growing sites Total area (ha) Berkshire 4 239.92 Buckinghamshire 1 24.80 Dorset 6 206.06 Hampshire 26 1,238.68 Leicestershire 1 16.13 Lincolnshire 9 445.61 Northamptonshire 1 63.88 Oxfordshire 10 281.71 Wiltshire 9 228.19