HC Deb 13 November 1969 vol 791 cc139-40W
Mr. Buchanan-Smith

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity how many agricultural and horticultural employers have paid the Agriculture Training Board levy this year; how many have still to pay; how many have not yet paid the levy for last year; and if she will give separate figures for Scotland and for England and Wales.

Mr. Dell

I understand from the Board that about 24,300 employers in England and Wales and 7,700 in Scotland have paid the Agricultural, Horticultural and Forestry Industry Training Board's levy for 1968–69. About 53,800 employers in England and Wales and 5,800 in Scotland have still to pay. 9,000 employers in England and Wales and 400 in Scotland have still to pay the 1967–68 levy. The figures given include all categories of employer since the Board does not have readily available separate figures for agricultural and horticultural employers alone.