HC Deb 31 March 1965 vol 709 cc226-7W
37. Mr. Hazell

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will supply figures for each of the Economic Planning Regions of the United Kingdom for the years 1955, and 1960 to 1964, showing the number of persons employed in agriculture in the following categories, namely, regular whole-time males under 20 years of age, between 20 and 65, and 65 and over; regular whole-time females under 20 years of age, and 20 years and over; part-time regular males; part-time regular females; seasonal and temporary males; seasonal and temporary females.

Mr. John Mackie

I will send my hon. Friend the information for which he asks and will also make it available in the Library of the House. Separate figures for regular whole-time female workers under 20 years old and 20 years old and over are not available.

38. Mr. Hazell

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will give figures showing the number of people employed in agriculture and horticulture in the United Kingdom in 1955, and in the years 1960 to 1964, in the following categories, namely, advisory services, administrative, clerical, bailiffs, and foremen, cowmen, other stockmen,

At June
Great Britain (*) (†) 1955 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964
000"s
REGULAR WHOLE-TIME MEN
Bailiffs, foremen and grieves … … … 26.5 23.6 22.6 21.8 21.6 19.6
Cowmen … … … 30.6 24.9 25.9 23.3 24.0 20.3
Other stockmen … … … 41.9 34.5 33.2 29.2 28.7 27.3
Tractor drivers … … … 61.8 55.7 54.9 50.1 49.0 46.0
General workers … … … 161.0 143.6 135.3 133.6 122.3 113.6
Market gardeners … … … 25.8 24.9 19.3 18.9 17.9 17.5
Auxiliary workers … … … 10.0 8.2 8.7 5.9 6.6 7.5
Others (†) … … … 63.1 52.0 49.9 50.3 51.2 51.1
Total Great Britain (only) … … … 420.7 367.4 349.8 333.1 321.3 302.9
United Kingdom
REGULAR WHOLE-TIME WORKERS
Men … 444.4 387.7 368.1 351.6 338.4 319.3
Youths … 90.9 74.7 70.8 68.8 68.6 61.5
Females … 59.9 43.0 40.6 39.1 36.6 33.6
REGULAR PART-TIME AND CASUAL WORKERS
Males … 118.5 111.5 106.7 102.9 97.7 97.1
Females … 74.1 76.6 75.3 70.8 69.3 72.2
Total—all workers (§) … 787.8 693.5 661.4 633.2 610.6 583.6
(*) The figures relate to the numbers returned as workers employed on agricultural holdings in the Agricultural Census.
(†) No occupational analysis of men is available for Northern Ireland, hence the analysis is confined to Great Britain. The detailed figures are derived from representative sample surveys of farms and are subject to small sampling errors.
(‡) This category includes family workers and partners of the farmer.
(§) Because of rounding the sums of the constituent items are not always equal to the totals shown. ADVISORY SERVICE; ADMINISTRATIVE AND CLERICAL WORKERS

No complete figures are available. In 1960–61 it was estimated that there were 7,600 persons employed as office staff on farms in England and Wales, who were not included in the June Agricultural Returns.