§ Mr. Gwynfor Evansasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the number of agricultural holdings returning farmers, partners and directors—at the June agricultural census on the lines of Table 63 of the latest volume of the "Digest of Welsh Agricultural Statistics"—for June for each year from 1971 onwards for England.
1971 1972 1973 Number of Agricultural Holdings returning whole time farmers, partners and directors … … … 127,904 126,079 120,131 Number of Agricultural Holdings returning part-time farmers, partners and directors … … … 37,626 36,886 35,837 Number of Agricultural Holdings making returns … 193,337 186,195 179,873 Number of farmers, partners and directors … … 198,385 197,295 191,999 Note: Farmers, partners and directors with more than one holding are required to enter themselve on only one return.
§ Mr. Gwynfor Evansasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the proportion of all farmers, partners and directors, and those who are whole-time and part-time, respectively, who are returned by agricultural holdings with fewer than 275 standard-man-days, between 275 and 600, and more than 600, respectively, in the latest year for which figures are available in England.
§ Mr. StrangThe latest year for which this information is available for publication is 1973. The information as at June 1973 is shown in the following table.
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§ Mr. StrangInformation for 1974 is not yet available for publication. The tables containing the information for 1971 to 1973 are voluminous and I am sending them separately to the hon. Member as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Gwynfor Evansasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing: (a) the number of agricultural holdings returning whole-time farmers, partners and directors and (b) the number of agricultural holdings returning part-time farmers, partners and directors for June of each year from 1971 onwards for England;
(2) if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the number of agricultural holdings, and the number of farmers, partners, and directors, for June of each year from 1971 onwards for England.
§ Mr. StrangThe information requested for 1974 is not yet available for publication.
The information for 1971, 1972 and 1973 is given in the following table.
Percentage of farmers, partners and directors Standard Man-days Size Group All Full time Part time Agricultural Holdings with less than 275 SMD's 28.2 20.6 55.9 Agricultural Holdings with 275–599 SMD's 22.2 24.3 14.5 Agricultural Holdings with 600 SMD's and more 49.6 55.1 29.6