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Agricultural Workers

Volume 950: debated on Thursday 18 May 1978

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43.

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many workers were employed

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.

The number of workers employed in agriculture in the United Kingdom in each of the last five years was as follows:

1973416,000
1974398,000
1975382,000
1976377,000
1977373,000
These figures, compiled from the June censuses are for regular whole-time, regular part-time, seasonal and casual workers; they cover family and hired workers.Figures for salaried managers, which are collected separately in Great Britain, are included in respect of Great Britain; such figures are not separately collected in Northern Ireland.