HC Deb 29 March 1994 vol 240 c629W
Mr. Morley

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the total number of(a) farmers and (b) farm workers in Wales in each year since 1980.

Mr. Redwood

Information on the number of holdings and workers on those holdings is available from the annual June agricultural census and is shown in the following table.

Farms and farm workers in Wales1
Year Holdings Workers2
1980 29,508 21,144
1981 29,567 20,703
1982 29,822 20,794
1983 29,957 20,323
1984 29,752 19,784
1985 29,811 20,504
1986 29,924 20,179
1987 29,985 19,797
1988 30,231 18,948
1989 30,508 18,148
1990 29,646 18,167
1991 29,710 18,234
1992 29,903 17,812
1993 29,916 17,495

SourceJune agricultural and horticultural census.

1Excludes data for minor holdings.

2 All workers on holdings who are not farmers, partners or directors and who are not spouses of farmers, partners or directors.