HC Deb 10 February 1986 vol 91 c376W
Mr. Cohen

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how the average earnings of British farm workers compare with their counterparts in Germany, Holland and France.

Mrs. Fenner

The most recent published information on the comparative earnings of agricultural workers in the United Kingdom, West Germany, the Netherlands and France relates to 1982 and is shown in the table. Results for 1984 are expected to become available shortly.

Average Gross Hourly Earnings of Permanent Male Manual Workers in Agriculture (Excluding Benefits Received in Kind) 1982
National Currency *£
United Kingdom £2.06 2.06
Germany† 11.79 DM 2.75
Netherlands 14.31 FI 3.06
France 24.49 F.Fr 2.02
Source:

Statistical Office of the European Communities.

* Converted at the appropriate market rate of exchange.

† National source. Includes workers employed on holdings of 50 hectares and over, excludes workers specialising in the cultivation of crops.