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Written question asked by Lindsay Hoyle (Labour) on Thursday, 24 February 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 4 March 2005. It was answered by Ben Bradshaw (Labour) on Friday, 4 March 2005 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the value of the farmed salmon market was in the last year for which figures are available. - INc figure.
Answer

Mr. Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the value of the farmed salmon market was in the last year for which figures are available. [218932] Mr. Bradshaw: The data are not held by the Department. However the farmed salmon industry in the UK is estimated to have generated some £300 million of turnover at "farm gate" value in 2002.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
218932; 431 c1438-9W;431 c1432W
Session
2004-05
Subjects
Salmon Fish farming
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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