§ Mr. Hazellasked the Minister of Labour whether he will publish figures showing the ages of new entrants into agricultural industry for 1955 and 1965 by counties and by region.
§ Mr. GunterThe only information collected by my Department about new entrants into agriculture and horticulture, or any other industry, relates to young persons aged under 18 years entering their first employment after leaving school.
Figures for counties are not available. The following tables give regional figures for 1955 and 1965 in respect of new entrants into agriculture and horticulture for the regions as constituted at the reference dates. Changes in regional boundaries between the two years do not substantially affect comparability for regions of the same name and the 1955 figures for Midland, North Midland and East and West Ridings, taken together, are roughly comparable with the sum of the 1965 figures for Midlands and Yorkshire and Humberside.
Following is the information by region for 1955:
77WSince 1961, an age analysis is available only for all industries and services as a whole. Following is the information for agriculture and horticulture for 1965 relating to all new entrants aged under 18 years.
Region Total aged under 18 years London and South Eastern … 1,463 Eastern and Southern … 3,066 Southwestern … 2,253 Midlands … 2,921 Yorkshire and Humberside … 1,465 North Western … 1,495 Northern … 1,390 Scotland … 1,970 Wales … 1,159 Total—Great Britain … 17,182