HC Deb 18 March 1986 vol 94 cc152-4W
Mr. John

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fishieries and Food if, pursuant to his reply of 10 February, Official Report, column 377, he will state what percentage of farms in the United Kingdom employ (a) one to five hired workers, (b) five to 10 hired workers and (c) over 10 hired workers; and if he will state the equivalent figures for Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and each of the standard regions in England.

Mr. Gummer

[pursuant to his reply, 10 March 1986, c. 356]: The information requested is presented in the tables:

Region Number of hired workers Labour size group
0 1–5 6–10 Over 10 Total
Scotland 21,306 9,101 574 184 31,165
68.4 per cent. 29.2 per cent. 1.8 per cent. 0.6 per cent. 100 per cent.
Great Britain 136,118 68,463 6,009 3,493 214,083
63.6 per cent. 32.0 per cent. 2.8 per cent. 1.6 per cent. 100 per cent.
Northern Ireland 41,754 2,241 36 19 44,050
94.8 per cent. 5.1 per cent. 0.1 per cent. 0.0 per cent. 100 per cent.
United Kingdom 177,872 70,704 6,045 3,512 258,133
68.9 per cent. 27.4 per cent. 2.3 per cent. 1.4 per cent. 100 per cent.

Notes:

Hired workers are defined as: regular whole-time hired workers, male and female; regular part-time hired workers, male and female; seasonal-casual workers, male and female; salaried managers.

Figures exclude 900 salaried managers in Scotland and 5,096 seasonal-casual workers in Northern Ireland.

Table B—Distribution of hired workers by labour size group of holding: June 1984
Number of hired workers Labour size group
Region 1–5 6–10 Over 10 Total
North 7,054 1,281 1,270 9,605
73.4 per cent. 13.3 per cent. 13.2 per cent. 100 per cent.
Yorkshire and Humberside 11,164 4,015 6,247 21,426
52.1 per cent. 18.7 per cent. 29.2 per cent. 100 per cent.
East Midlands 11,944 5,123 10,065 27,132
44.0 per cent. 18.9 per cent. 37.1 per cent. 100 per cent.
East Anglia 10,082 6,283 14,888 31,253
32.3 per cent. 20.1 per cent. 47.6 per cent. 100 per cent.
South East 21,021 10,621 30,766 62,408
33.7 per cent. 17.0 per cent. 49.3 per cent. 100 per cent.
South West 22,411 5,576 8,015 36,002
62.2 per cent. 15.5 per cent. 22.3 per cent. 100 per cent.
West Midlands 12,016 3,891 6,856 22,763
52.8 per cent. 17.1 per cent. 30.1 per cent. 100 per cent.
North West 7,333 1,728 3,320 12,381
59.2 per cent. 14.0 per cent. 26.8 per cent. 100 per cent.
England 103,025 38,518 81,427 222,970
46.2 per cent. 17.3 per cent. 36.5 per cent. 100 per cent.
Wales 11,305 1,652 1,981 14,938
75.7 per cent. 11.1 per cent. 13.3 per cent. 100 per cent.
Scotland 17,158 4,136 3,702 24,996
68.6 per cent. 16.5 per cent. 14.8 per cent. 100 per cent.
Great Britain 131,488 44,306 87,110 262,904
50.0 per cent. 16.9 per cent. 33.1 per cent. 100 per cent.
Northern Ireland 2,942 261 524 3,727
78.9 per cent. 7.0 per cent. 14.1 per cent. 100 per cent.
United Kingdom 134,430 44,567 87,634 266,631
50.4 per cent. 16.7 per cent. 32.9 per cent. 100 per cent.

Notes:

Hired workers are defined as: regular whole-time hired workers, male and female; regular part-time hired workers, male and female; seasonal-casual workers, male and female; salaried managers.

Figures exclude 900 salaried managers in Scotland and 5,096 seasonal-casual workers in Northern Ireland.