§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing employment in each of the four sections of the agriculture industry at the latest available date and the comparable figures for 1970, 1960 and 1948, respectively.
§ Mrs. FennerI regret that information is not yet available in the form requested. The total number of persons employed in agriculture in the United Kingdom in 1981 and in the other years specified was as follows:
1948 1960 1970 1981 *932,000 *693,000 *425,000 †342,000 * Excludes estimates of workers on very small holdings in England and Wales. † Includes estimates of workers on very small holdings in England and Wales.