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Matthew Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many farm holdings there were in each sector of farming in Cornwall in each year since 1979. [149223]

Jonathan Shaw: The number of registered holdings in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly at June each year from 1981 to 2005 can be found in the following table. Data for 1979 and 1980 are not available at this level. Figures for 2006 will be available later in the month.

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Registered holdings in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly 1981 to 2005 by predominant farm type
	Cropping	Horticulture	Pigs and poultry	Dairy	Cattle and sheep (LFA)	Cattle and sheep (L owland)	Unclassified	Total
1981	767	559	475	2,148	181	2,538	761	7,429
1982	772	548	543	2,117	176	2,527	803	7,486
1983	722	514	416	2,081	175	2,845	744	7,497
1984	791	400	322	2,068	162	2,637	739	7,119
1985	822	444	344	1,982	170	2,651	830	7,243
1986	801	369	355	1,942	175	2,636	921	7,199

	Cereals	Genera l cropping	Horticulture	Pigs and poultry	Dairy	Cattle and sheep (LFA)	Cattle and sheep ( L owland)	Mixed	Other	Total
1987	228	320	462	249	1,782	707	1,746	716	1,116	7,326
1988	226	321	481	235	1,672	720	1,828	700	1,294	7,477
1989	233	306	473	235	1,616	711	1,960	641	1,416	7,591
1990	200	274	460	171	1,567	661	1,908	590	1,260	7,091
1991	225	264	446	173	1,533	651	1,910	580	1,343	7,125
1992	199	268	448	157	1,427	635	1,935	598	1,367	7,034
1993	202	267	437	147	1,280	648	2,087	601	1,413	7,082
1994	199	265	425	144	1,391	609	2,023	535	1,477	7,068
1995	243	251	397	135	1,318	587	1,905	566	1,277	6,679
1996	277	271	380	143	1,260	543	1,941	562	1,346	6,723
1997	300	223	403	170	1,194	502	1,957	584	1,400	6,733
1998	313	233	395	178	1,136	475	1,938	577	1,458	6,703
1999	328	214	375	174	1,047	479	2,005	557	1,451	6,630
2000	312	176	505	224	1,026	458	2,016	580	2,690	7,987

	Cereals	General cropping	Horticulture	Specialist pigs	Specialist poultry	Dairy	Grazing livestock LFA	Grazing livestock lowland	Mixed	Other	Total
2001	321	199	521	57	184	1,000	471	1,787	832	3,021	8,393
2002	308	207	536	60	203	971	476	1,826	855	3,400	8,842
2003	323	201	503	61	209	922	460	1,895	839	3,543	8,956
2004	328	228	531	63	215	895	508	1,997	689	3,543	8,997
2005	328	226	544	71	278	861	508	1,955	685	3,610	9,066
Notes: 1. There have been changes in the farm type classifications therefore comparison over time is not possible for some categories. 2. In the years 1981 to 1986 some data for the Isles of Scilly were suppressed for confidentiality reasons. These data are not included in the figures. 3. Prior to 2000 minor holdings are not included in the figures. From 2000 onwards all holdings are included. A minor holding has to meet all the following conditions: (a) have a total area of less than six hectares; (b) a labour requirement of less than 100 standard person days; (c) no regular full-time farmer or worker; (d) a glasshouse area of less than 100 square metres; (e) the occupier does not farm another holding. 4. The introduction of the single payment scheme in 2005 has lead to an increase in the number of registered holdings. Source: June agricultural Survey and June Agricultural Census

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