HC Deb 22 March 1967 vol 743 c255W
3. Mr. John Wells

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what has been the estimated intake of qualified women into agriculture each year over the past five years.

Mr. John Mackie

The information asked for is not available, but a special return obtained by the Department of Education and Science indicated that about 280 of the women who left agricultural colleges and county institutes in 1965 took up their first employment in agriculture (including horticulture and estate management).