§ 57. Mr. Kimballasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if, in view of the temporary world shortage of
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WORKERS EMPLOYED ON AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS—WALES INCLUDING MONMOUTHSHIRE, JUNE, 1962* — Agricultural Holdings† Regulas Whole-Time Male Workers aged 20–64 years All Workers (Male and Female Regular Seasonal and Temporary)‡ Agricultural holdings with:— No workers 65.1 — — No regular whole-time workers 7.7 — 16.6 No regular whole-time male workers (20–64 years) but one or more other regular whole-time workers 7.0 — 15.7 One regular whole-time male worker (20– years) 14.4 49.1 35.3 Two regular whole-time workers (20–64 years) 4.1 28.1 17.9 Three regular whole-time workers (20–64 years) 1.1 11.2 6.7 Four regular whole-time male workers (20–64 years) 0.3 3.6 2.1 Five and over regular whole-time male workers (20–64 years) 0.3 8.0 5.7 Total (per cent.) 100.0 100.0 100.0 Totals (Number of holdings or workers) (50,736) (14,862) (34,059 * Excluding the occupier, his wife, domestic servants and children still at school. † Exceeding one acre in extent. ‡Including 4,744 regular whole-time male workers under 20 years old and 670 aged 65 years old and over. sugar, he will allow an increase in the acreage quotas for growers in 1964.
§ Mr. SoamesThe purpose of our arrangements, both with the Commonwealth and with our home farmers, is to assure a steady supply of sugar in this country, regardless of world prices. As a result of these arrangements there is no shortage of sugar in Britain, nor will there be in 1964.