§ Mr. Watkinsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of industrial workers employed by the Forestry Commission in Wales for the years 1955 to 1958, and the number now employed; whether he will indicate the number of similar workers directly employed in the Commission's forests by private traders and contractors for the same periods; and whether he will state the number of forestry workers who have been made redundant.
§ Mr. John HareThe number of industrial workers employed by the Forestry Commission in Wales on the 31st December in each of the years 1955–58 was:
1955 … … … … 3,242 1956 … … … … 3,175 1957 … … … … 3,140 1958 … … … … 3,165 The number employed on 31st May, 1959, totalled 3,167.
The number of similar workers employed by private traders was not recorded until March, 1958, when it was 113. On 31st December, 1958, there were 233 such employees and on 31st May, 1959, 261. Since 1st January, 1955, 18 forest workers employed by the Commission have been made redundant.