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43.
Mr. George Rodgers
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many workers were employed
Mr. Strang
The annual average net transfer of land out of agriculture, including rough grazings, in England to other uses for the period 1969–70 to 1974–75, the latest information available, compared with those in the period 1946–47 to 1950–51 is estimated to be:in the United Kingdom agriculture industry in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
Mr. Strang
The number of workers employed in agriculture in the United Kingdom in each of the last five years was as follows:
1973 | 416,000 |
1974 | 398,000 |
1975 | 382,000 |
1976 | 377,000 |
1977 | 373,000 |