HC Deb 14 November 1966 vol 736 cc33-4W
Mr. Bruce-Gardyne

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food on what date the White Fish Authority started its consultations regarding the minimum pricing scheme for white fish;

NUMBER OF AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS AND NUMBER OF WORKERS EMPLOYED ON THEM IN WALES 1945–1965
Number of Workers (b)
Year (June Census) Number of Holdings (a) Total Regular Whole-time (c) Regular Part-time Seasonal or Casual
1945 … … … … 56,563 53,532 43,241 10,291
1946 … … … … 56,231 52,059 42,958 9,101
1947 … … … … 55,743 51,670 42,233 9,437
1948 … … … … 55,692 50,625 39,436 11,189
1949 … … … … 55,868 51,605 39,758 11,847
1950 … … … … 55,134(d) 49,705 38,299 11,406
1951 … … … … 56,377 46,509 35,640 10,869
1952 … … … … 56,454 47,076 34,750 12,326
1953 … … … … 56,428 46,507 34,214 12,293
1954 … … … … 55,946 44,249 32,980 11,269
1955 … … … … 55,427 42,866 31,062 6,053 5,751
1956 … … … … 54,943 40,433 29,517 5,422 5,494
1957 … … … … 54,367 41,201 28,997 5,778 6,426
1958 … … … … 53,693 39,323 27,957 5,391 5,975
1959 … … … … 52,970 39,546 27,182 5,672 6,692
1960 … … … … 52,241 38,672 26,262 5,816 6,594
1961 … … …… 51,429 36,163 23,875 4,215 8,073
1962 … … … … 50,736 34,059 22,399 3,883 7,777
1963 … … … … 50,159 32,210 21,823 3,872 6,515
1964 … … … … 49,444 31,647 20,244 4,354 7,049
1965 … … … … 47,823 29,068 19,200 3,788 6,080
(a) An agricultural holding comprises over one acre of land used for agriculture.
(b) Excluding the occupier, his wife, domestic servants and children still at school.
(c) The figures for the years 1945–1950 include the Women's Land Army and prisoners of war, the numbers of such workers being as follows:—
1945 … … 6,235 1948 1,542
1946 … … 5,085 1949 674
1947 … … 4,888 1950 442
(d) Does not include holdings comprising rough grazing only; there were 990 such holdings in 1949 and 975 in 1951.

Mr. Hooson

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the decline in the number of people employed in agriculture in Wales since 1964.

Mr. John Mackie

Between June, 1964 and June, 1966 the number of workers employed on agricultural holdings in Wales declined by approximately 3,950. The yearly figures are as follows:

and when he now expects these consultations to be terminated.

Mr. Hoy

The Authority started its present round of consultations in March last. I cannot forecast when they will finish.