§ Mr. Strangasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many farm workers there were in England and Wales in each of the last three years for which figures are available; and how many of them were dairymen.
§ Mr. WigginThe total numbers of workers employed in agriculture in England and Wales at June each year were:
('000) 1978 3171 1979 303.2 1980 298.7 Estimates deriving from the Ministry's annual wages and employment inquiry, covering a sample of farms, suggest that the numbers of regular whole time hired men classified as dairy cowmen were:
('000) 1978 8.6 1979 8.4 1980 *7.6 * Provisional.