§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many farmers, partners, directors and farmworkers were employed by county in England in June 1980.
§ Mr. GummerThe information requested is given in the table. Data are taken from the June 1980 agricultural census and hence exclude estimates for minor holdings not in the annual census.
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Principal farmers or partners Other partners or directors Spouses of farmers/ partners or directors All other workers Total Greater London (South-East) 281 95 92 995 1,463 Greater Manchester 1,393 514 510 1,862 4,279 Hampshire 2,478 959 818 8,412 12,667 Hereford and Worcester 5,787 2,204 1,915 11,672 21,578 Hertfordshire 1,112 489 322 3,544 5,467 Humberside 3,189 1,682 894 8,890 14,655 Isle of Wight 423 116 135 1,054 1,728 Isles of Scilly 61 18 30 109 218 Kent 3,690 1,464 1,231 16,448 22,833 Lancashire 5,399 1,951 2,095 7,011 16,456 Leicestershire 2,507 1,011 728 4,026 8.272 Lincolnshire 5,451 2,626 1,882 17,901 27,860 Merseyside 470 219 178 1,109 1,976 Norfolk 4,620 1,786 1,451 17,761 25,618 North Yorkshire (Beverley) 3,114 1,256 1,114 5,546 11,030 North Yorkshire (North Allerton) 4,636 2,080 1,438 6,907 15,061 Northamptonshire 1,674 731 496 3,238 6,139 Northumberland 2,024 907 709 3,822 7,462 Nottinghamshire 1,804 799 464 4,408 7,475 Oxfordshire 1,801 751 536 4,701 7,789 Shropshire 4,350 1,635 1,478 6,788 14,251 Somerset 4,812 1,639 1,767 7,307 15,525 South Yorkshire 1,251 518 373 1,954 4,096 Staffordshire 3,939 1,336 1,316 5,304 11,895 Suffolk 3,190 1,428 1,040 10,476 16,134 Surrey 1,354 440 475 4,845 7,114 Tyne and Wear 284 116 77 580 1,057 Warwickshire 2,041 770 653 3,838 7,402 West Midlands 461 162 156 854 1,633 West Sussex 1,628 709 681 8,102 11,120 West Yorkshire 2,519 882 751 3,116 7,268 Wiltshire 2,549 981 717 6,019 10,266 Source: Agricultural census June 1980 (excludes minor holdings).