§ Mr. Bryanasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will state the number of full-time agricultural workers employed in the East Riding of Yorkshire for each of the last 20 years.
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§ Mr. John MackieFollowing is the information:
NUMBER OF REGULAR WHOLE-TIME AGRICULTURAL WORKERS IN THE EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE June Census Male Female Total 1948*† 11,476 934 12,410 1949* 11,858 850 12,708 1950* 11,951 825 12,776 1951 11,877 539 12,416 1952 11,510 603 12,113 1953 11,357 578 11,935 1954 11,352 635 11,987 1955 10,883 601 11,484 1956 10,455 578 11,033 1957 10,380 525 10,905 1958 10,215 474 10,689 1959 10,108 473 10,581 1960 9,719 399 10,118 1961 9,106 403 9,509 1962 8,841 407 9,248 1963 8,693 390 9,083 1964 8,166 344 8,510 1965 7,536 343 7,879 1966 7,119 340 7,459 1967 6,786 330 7,116 1968 6,295 280 6,575 * Includes Women's Land Army. † Includes prisoners of war.