HC Deb 16 December 1976 vol 922 c843W
Mr. Hardy

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will advise local authorities concerned with the administration of smallholdings to appoint representatives of agricultural workers to membership of the responsible committees.

Year Regular whole-time workers Regular part-time workers Seasonal or casual workers Salaried managers
1976 (Provisional) 165,000 58,000 63,000 6,000
1975 171,271 62,100 60,206 6,063
1974 179,096 62,543 64,216 5,947
1973 188,885 63,489 67,809 5,275
1972 192,646 61,904 61,438 4,439
1971 198,764 61,051 63,393
1970 204,045 59,490 65,301
1969 234,831 39,628 56,832
1968 246,840 41,706 55,699
1967 262,433 44,610 65,284
NOTE:
(a) The figures from June 1968 are not directly comparable with those for previous years because:
(i) since 1968 there have been minor changes in the definition of a holding for the purposes of the agricultural census;
(ii) since 1970 managerial and clerical workers have been included but non-principal partners have been excluded;
(iii) since 1972 salaried managers have been returned separately.

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