HC Deb 08 July 1986 vol 101 cc106-7W
Mr. Home Robertson

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Hereford (Mr. Shepherd) on 2 July, if he will make a statement on the effect of further cuts of £4.1 million and £2.8 million on the manpower and the operations of the Agriculture and Food Research Council and the Agricultural Development and Advisory Service, respectively.

Mr. Jopling

The manpower and programmes of these two bodies will reflect the continuing substantial input of public funds and the contribution which the industry is prepared to make towards the cost of work from which it benefits. The Agricultural and Food Research Council is currently assessing the implications of the funding changes which have been announced. In the case of the Agricultural Development and Advisory Service, it is envisaged that receipts in 1987–88 from levy funded and contracted research and development commissioned directly with ADAS should enable the net reductions in expenditure to be achieved without ADAS post losses.

Employed labour force in the United Kingdom
seasonally adjusted: thousand.
Analysis by sex
Employed labour force Employees in employment of which Self-employed Her Majesty's Forces Full-time/part-time Employees in Employment
Total Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females All Males and full-time Females* Part-rime Females
1979
March 25,263 15,306 9,958 13,457 9,587 1,548 355 300 15 19,254 3,791
June 25,356 15,325 10,031 13,474 9,664 1,552 351 299 15 19,296 3,842
September 25,425 15,357 10,068 13,484 9,692 1,570 360 303 16 19,311 3,865
December 25,467 15,354 10,113 13,463 9,728 1,589 369 303 16 19,312 3,880
1980
March 25,396 15,303 10,093 13,391 9,700 1,607 377 305 16 19,187 3,905
June 25,284 15,236 10,048 13,303 9,646 1,625 386 307 16 19,035 3,914
September 25,042 15,074 9,968 13,115 9,556 1,644 394 315 17 18,801 3,872
December 24,765 14,894 9,870 12,915 9,450 1,662 403 317 17 18,531 3,836
1981
March 24,519 14,719 9,800 12,722 9,371 1,680 412 317 17 18,279 3,813
June 24,301 14,561 9,740 12,546 9,303 1,698 420 317 17 18,054 3,795
September 24,184 14,447 9,736 12,428 9,289 1,700 432 319 16 †17,906 †3,811
December 24,038 14,342 9,696 12,325 9,237 1,701 443 316 16 17,737 3,827
1982
March 23,988 14,292 9,696 12,277 9,226 1,703 454 312 16 17,655 3,849
June 23,873 14,216 9,657 12,203 9,177 1,704 466 309 15 17,536 3,843
September 23,748 14,142 9,606 12,128 9,114 1,706 477 308 15 17,370 3,872
December 23,608 14,053 9,555 12,040 9,052 1,707 488 306 15 17,250 3,841
1983
March 23,541 13,998 9,543 11,983 9,029 1,709 500 306 15 17,146 3,866
June 23,583 13,967 9,616 11,951 9,089 1,710 511 306 16 17,102 3,939
September 23,714 14,008 9,706 11,939 9,160 1,760 530 309 16 17,090 4,009
December 23,867 14,053 9,814 11,935 9,248 1,809 550 309 16 17,102 4,081
1984
March 23,962 14,085 9,877 11,916 9,292 1,859 569 310 16 17,082 4,126
June 24,046 14,127 9,920 11,909 9,315 1,907 589 310 16 17,065 4,160