HC Deb 23 July 1984 vol 64 cc497-8W
Mr. Knox

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list in the Official Report the proportion of those in work employed in agriculture in the United Kingdom and other members of the European Community.

Mr. Alan Clark

The latest available information relates to 1982 and is as follows:

Percentage of total employment which is in agriculture: 1982
Germany (FR) 5.4
France 8.2
Italy 12.1
Netherlands 4.9
Belgium 2.9
Luxembourg 4.7
United Kingdom 2.7
Ireland 17.1
Denmark 8.4
Greece *29.2

Source: Eurostat "Employment and Unemployment".

* 1981 figure.