§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many(a) farmers and (b) farmworkers were employed in each county in England in June.
§ Mr. Donald ThompsonI regret that information for June 1988 is not yet available. The latest information, taken from the June 1987 census, on the numbers of farmers and workers by county in England is as follows:
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Numbers of Farmers and Workers by County in England at June 1987 County Farmers1 Workers2 Cleveland 570 564 Cumbria 7,764 4,970 Durham 2,639 2,249 Northumberland 3,020 3,283 Tyne and Wear 331 429 Humberside 4,649 7,556 North Yorkshire (North Allerton) 9,752 9,021 North Yorkshire (Beveley) 1,156 2,869 South Yorkshire 1,783 1,882 West Yorkshire 3,579 3,222 Derbyshire 4,432 3,447 Leicestershire 3,331 3,745 Lincolnshire 7,600 14,541 Northamptonshire 2,336 2,879 Nottinghamshire 2,495 3,759 Cambridgeshire 4,598 8,774 Norfolk 6,083 13,539
County Farmers1 Workers2 Suffolk 4,393 8,689 Bedfordshire 1,575 2,522 Berkshire 980 1,976 Buckinghamshire 2,194 3,058 East Sussex 2,472 3,727 Essex 4,295 8,029 Greater London (East) 170 468 Greater London (South East) 348 773 Hampshire 3,364 7,316 Hertfordshire 1,401 2,523 Isle of Wight 577 831 Kent 5,080 15,979 Oxfordshire 2,461 4,130 Surrey 1,799 4,119 West Sussex 2,351 6,609 Avon 2,327 3,607 Cornwall 7,866 5,810 Devon 12,279 9,651 Dorset 3,450 4,386 Gloucestershire 3,660 4,745 Isles of Scilly 70 93 Somerset 6,544 6,808 Wiltshire 3,441 5,137 Hereford and Worcester 7,885 10,651 Shropshire 5,796 6,281 Staffordshire 5,229 4,866 Warkwickshire 2,769 3,389 West Midlands 580 766 Cheshire 5,081 5,426 Greater Manchester 1,786 1,625 Lancashire 6,867 6,881 Merseyside 628 941 England 175,836 238,541 1 Includes whole and part-time farmers, partners and directors. 2 Includes salaried managers and regular whole-time, part-time, seasonal and casual workers.