§ 45. Mr. Edwin Wainwrightasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what has been the percentage increase of agricultural produce in the United Kingdom over each of the past 10 years; and how many farmworkers were employed in each of those years.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerThe information is set out in the following table:
Year *Index of agricultural net product at constant prices (1975=100) †Number of farm workers '000 1970 99 425 1971 108 418 1972 109 413 1973 110 416 1974 111 398 1975 100 382 1976 89 377 1977 105 373 1978 117 368 1979 115 358 1980 128 352 Note: * The net product figures in column 2 are taken from table 22 of the "Annual Review of Agriculture 1981" White Paper—Cmnd. 8132—and are a measure of the value added at constant prices by the agricultural industry to all the goods and services purchased from outside agriculture, after provision has been made for depreciation. The figure for 1980 is an estimate. † The figures in column 3 are based on June census returns and include all regular hired and family workers—whole-time and part-time—seasonal and casual workers and salaried managers.