§ 24. Mr. Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland the size of the labour force on agriculture in each of the
Year Labour Force employed in Agriculture Total Number of school children employed in potato harvest Regular Workers Casual Workers Male Female Total Male Female Total 1951 74,415 13,295 87,710 10,516 5,874 16,390 104,100 47,000–50,000 1952 71,903 12,798 84,701 10,726 6,851 17,577 102,278 43,350 1953 68,554 11,400 79,954 9,749 6,668 16,417 96,371 41,750 1954* 70,746 14,333 85,079 7,531 4,750 12,281 97,360 41,500 1955 69,099 13,814 82,913 6,287 3,784 10,071 92,984 40,500 1956 66,751 13,635 80,386 6,277 3,666 9,943 90,329 not yet available * The number of part-time workers was requested for the first time in the Agricultural Return in 1954. It is possible that some who were included in 1954 were never previously shown under either "regular" or "casual" workers.