§ 35. Mr. T. SMITHasked the Minister of Agriculture the latest available figures of those employed in agriculture, and comparable figures for 1933?
| Number of Workers* employed on agricultural holdings above one acre in extent as returned in June in each of the years 1934 and 1933 in England and Wales, Scotland and Great Britain. | |||||||
| — | England and Wales. | Scotland. | Great Britain. | ||||
| 1934.† | 1933. | 1934.† | 1933. | 1934† | 1933. | ||
| Regular Workers. | Number. | Number. | Number. | Number. | Number. | Number. | |
| Males 21 years old and over | … | 415,300 | 422,519 | 58,700 | 59,028 | 474,000 | 481,547 |
| Males under 21 ears old | … | 107,100 | 113,589 | 19,200 | 19,228 | 126,300 | 132,817 |
| Women and Girls | … | 53,200 | 59,603 | 18,000 | 17,807 | 71,200 | 77,410 |
| Casual Workers. | … | ||||||
| Males 21 years old and over | … | 2,400 | 78,531 | 6,800 | 6,998 | 79,200 | 85,529 |
| Males under 21 years old | … | 9,200 | 10,924 | 3,300 | 3,789 | 12,500 | 14,713 |
| Women and Girls | … | 30,500 | 30,380 | 6,100 | 5,615 | 36,600 | 35,995 |
| Total Workers | … | 687,700 | 715,546 | 112,100 | 112,465 | 799,800 | 828,011 |
| * Excluding the occupier, his wife and domestic servants. | |||||||
| † The figures for 1934 are subject to revision. |