Written question asked by Iris Robinson (Democratic Unionist Party) on Thursday, 11 November 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 16 November 2004. It was answered by Ian Pearson (Labour) on Tuesday, 16 November 2004 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.

Northern Ireland Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the overall area of (a) apple orchards and (b) other fruit-growing land was in the Province (i) in 1974, (ii) in 1984, (iii) in 1994 and (iv) on the latest date for which figures are available. - Inc table.

Answer: Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the overall area of (a) apple orchards and (b) other fruit-growing land was in the Province (i) in 1974, (ii) in 1984, (iii) in 1994 and (iv) on the latest date for which figures are available. [198838] Mr. Pearson: Information on the area of land devoted to commercial fruit growing in Northern Ireland is collected each year as part of the Agricultural and Horticultural Census conducted by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. The information requested is as follows. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. hectares Area of apple orchards Area of other fruit growing land 1974 2,515 97 1984 2,064 91 1994 1,701 72 2003 1,545 57 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 2003 is the most recent year for which data is available.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 198838; 426 c1362W;426 c1366W
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Land Fruit Northern Ireland Production Trees Apples Agricultural products
Contains statistics: Yes
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