HC Deb 02 June 1932 vol 266 cc1328-9
60. Lord SCONE

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland the number of agricultural workers in employment in Scotland in each of the years 1922 to 1928?

Sir A. SINCLAIR

As the answer involves a table of figures I propose, with

Following is the answer:

The following table gives the number of persons returned as employed on the 4th June of each year on agricultural holdings in Scotland exceeding one acre in extent (exclusive in the case of each holding of the occupier, his wife and domestic servants).
Year. Regular Workers. Casual Workers. Total.
Males. Women and Girls. Males. Women and Girls.
1922 … … 81,524 20,812 11,181 11,099 124,616
1923 … … 80,440 20,293 9,525 9,766 120,024
1924 … … 80,087 20,098 8,759 8,398 117,342
1925 … … 82,646 19,619 10,464 9,333 122,062
1926 … … 83,286 19,692 12,968 10,149 126,095
1927 … … 82,099 19,486 9,238 8,452 119,275
1928 … … 81,606 18,957 9,321 7,416 117,300