Agricultural Workers (Hansard, 1 March 1960)

§ Mr. C. Hughes
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will state the number of full-time agricultural workers employed on agricultural holdings in England and Wales at the end of each year from 1955 to 1959.

§ Mr. John Hare
The information is as follows:

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF REGULAR WHOLE-TIME WORKERS EMPLOYED ON HOLDINGS OF MORE THAN ONE ACRE IN ENGLAND AND WALES

Male Female Total

As at December

1955 419,800 39,100 458,900

1956 408,700 37,400 446,100

1957 397,500 34,500 432,000

1958 391,700 33,600 425,300

1959 378,700 31,800 410,500

Note: The estimates are derived from one-third samples of holdings and are therefore liable to a small degree of error.

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§ Mr. John Hare
I am assuming that the hon. Member wishes to have the figures for 1959–60, which are as follows:

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF REGULAR WHOLE-TIME WORKERS EMPLOYED ON HOLDINGS OF MORE THAN ONE ACRE IN ENGLAND AND WALES
	Male	Female	Total
As at December
1955	419,800	39,100	458,900
1956	408,700	37,400	446,100
1957	397,500	34,500	432,000
1958	391,700	33,600	425,300
1959	378,700	31,800	410,500
Note: The estimates are derived from one-third samples of holdings and are therefore liable to a small degree of error.