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Written question asked by Lindsay Hoyle (Labour) on Tuesday, 6 January 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 12 January 2004. It was answered by Ben Bradshaw (Labour) on Monday, 12 January 2004 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 salmon farms operate in (a) the United Kingdom and (b) each region. - Inc figures.
Answer

Mr. Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many salmon farms operate in (a) the United Kingdom and (b) each region. [146970] Mr. Bradshaw: There are 530 salmon farms operating in the UK as follows: Scotland: 504 England: 18 Wales: 7 Northern Ireland: 1


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
146970; 416 c496W
Session
2003-04
Subjects
Northern Ireland Scotland Wales Salmon Fish farming
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk