§ Lord O'Haganasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many jobs have been lost in agriculture in each of the last five years.
§ The Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Lord Belstead)Information is not available on the gross number of jobs that have been lost in agriculture in each of the last five years. The following figures of the total agricultural labour force show the net effect of both job losses and gains over that period:—
Thousands United Kingdom 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 709.9 705.6 699.3 692.6 693.2 Source: June Agricultural Census.