HC Deb 02 February 1976 vol 904 c509W
Mr. Nicholas Edwards

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will place in the Library copies of the draft guidelines on how the Welsh Development Agency should operate, which has been sent to representatives of the TUC and the CBI in Wales.

Mr. John Morris

I am in the process of fulfilling undertakings given to the House that there would be consultations with the Welsh Development Agency, the Welsh TUC and the Welsh Council of the CBI in the formulation of the guide-

Regular whole-time workers Regular part-time workers Seasonal or Casual workers Salaried managers
1975 (provisional) 12,274 5,157 6,187 304
1974 13,845 5,006 6,280 252
1973 14,614 5,024 6,166 252
1972 13,870 4,834 5,646 230
1971 14,695 4,492 6,366
1970 13,546 3,775 5,788
1969 14,981 2,595 4,698
1968* 15,720 2,700 4,704
1967 16,710 2,914 5,130
1966 17,984 3,646 6,065
1965 19,200 3,788 6,080
Source: June Agricultural Returns.
* 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 works have been included but non-principal partners have been excluded;
iii. since 1972 salaried managers have been returned separately.

The decline in the number of whole-time workers in the Principality is in line with the long-term pattern in the industry as a whole and reflects the increases in its labour productivity and capital investment.

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