§ Mr. Nicholas Edwardsasked 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 MorrisI 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.