Written question asked by Andrew George (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 13 November 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 20 November 2002. It was answered by Michael Meacher (Labour) on Wednesday, 20 November 2002 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, how many (a) farmers and (b) farms are involved in the organic farming schemes, broken down by region. - Inc table.

Answer: Andrew George: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many (a) farmers and (b) farms are involved in the organic farming schemes, broken down by region. [81148] Mr. Meacher: Information is held by beneficiary. The number of beneficiaries under the Organic Farming Scheme and the Organic Aid Scheme by region is as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Region Total East Midlands 178 Eastern 160 London 1 North East 51 North West 149 South East 285 South West 873 West Midlands 256 Yorks/Humber 120 Grand total 2,073 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

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