HC Deb 22 February 1980 vol 979 c619W
Mr. Best

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will give precise details of the areas in Wales and the ways in which the extra £48 million recently announced will be spent.

Mr. Nicholas Edwards

I announced on 4 February that the Government would

EMPLOYEES ENGAGED IN AGRICULTURE IN WALES
Type of Employee 1959 1969 1979 (Provisional)
Regular whole-time … … … … 27,182 14,981 8,517
Regular part-time … … … … 5,672 2,595 3,483
Seasonal or casual … … … … 6,692 4,698 8,347
Salaried managers … … … … (a) (a) 299
Total 39,546 22,274 20,646
Source: June agricultural census for each year.
(a) not collected separately.

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