§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the number of full-time employees employed in agriculture at the latest available date compared with 1956, 1966 and 1976; and if he will provide separate figures for horticulture.
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§ Mrs. FennerNumbers of regular whole-time workers employed in agriculture and horticulture in England and Wales, as recorded in the annual June census for the years 1956, 1966, 1976 and 1985, are shown in the table below. Figures for workers employed in horticulture are not separately available.
Total Regular Whole Time Workers (a)('000) 1956 454.7 1966 294.7 1976 184.0 1985 139.5 (a) Total regular whole-time workers comprise regular whole-time family workers, male and female; regular whole-time hired workers, male and female; and salaried managers.