HC Deb 20 July 1936 vol 315 cc55-6W
Mr. T. WILLIAMS

asked the Minister of Agriculture how many persons were engaged in agriculture for wages, permanent and seasonal, on the last date for which figures are available?

Mr. ELLIOT

The number of workers returned on 4th June, 1935, as employed on agricultural holdings over one acre in extent in England and Wales was 673,203, of whom 567,861 were regularly employed and 105,342 were casual workers. These figures include relatives of the occupiers assisting in the work of the holding, with the exception of the occupiers' wives. It is not possible to say what proportion of such relatives receive wages for their services.

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