§ Mr. Alex CarlileTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many persons in Wales were engaged directly in agriculture as(a) employees and (b) self-employed persons on 1 April 1985, 1986 and 1987, respectively; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerInformation is not available for the dates requested. The annual censuses of agricultural holdings provide the following information on the numbers of people engaged directly in agriculture on the first Monday of June in each respective year.
1985 1986 11987 Farmers, partners and directors 36,300 35,700 33,500 Spouses working on the holding 11,500 11,600 11,700 Total employees 20,700 20,300 20,200 of which full-time 7,600 7,500 7,200 part-time 3,800 4,100 3,900 casual 9,200 8,800 9,100 Youth training scheme 700 600 900 1 Provisional. Notes
(1) Figures are for main and minor holdings.
(2) Employees include family and hired workers.