§ Mr. Edwin Wainwrightasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many men and women, respectively, were employed in the farming industry over each of the past six years; and what were the figures in 1950 and 1955.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithThe most recent figures come from the Agricultural Departments' censuses. A series of figures from 1965 to 1972 is published in theMonthly Digest of Statistics (Table 18 of the May 1973 issue). Comparable figures for all workers in Great Britain at June 1950 and 1955 are as follows:
ALL WORKERS*: GREAT BRITAIN (thousands) Total Males Females June 1950 842.5 715.8 126.8 June 1955 731.5 611.4 120.1 * Includes family workers but excludes farmers, wives.