§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will publish in the Official Report the amount paid out in redundancy payments to agricultural workers each year since 1970 and the numbers affected.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleySeparate figures are not available for this industry. Figures for the agriculture, forestry and fishing industries combined are as follows:
Amount paid £ million Number of employees 1972 1.1 4,313 1973 0.9 3,118 1974 1.1 3,038 1975 1.8 4,334 1976 2.2 4,742 1977 2.1 3,743 1978 2.3 3,599 1979 2.5 3,316 1980 4.3 4,670 1981 6.5 7,197 1982 6.1 6,065 1983 7.1 6,291 1984* 1.8 1,477 * 1st Quarter.