§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) how many farmers were employed in each county in England in(a) June 1988 and (b) June 1989;
(2) how many farm workers were employed in each county in England in (a) June 1988 and (b) June 1989.
§ Mr. GummerThe figures for 1988 have recently become available and are shown in the tables. The processing of the June 1989 census is continuing and will be published as soon as possible.
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Numbers of Farmers, Partners and Directors on Agricultural holdings. England, June 1988. Farmers, partners and directors Whole-time Part-time County by Standard Statistical Region Principal Farmers and Partners Other Partners and Directors Total Principal Farmers and Partners Other Partners and Directors Total Total Farmers Partners and Directors Cleveland 303 116 419 81 56 137 556 Cumbria 4,485 1,590 6,075 985 644 1,629 7,704 Durham 1,502 496 1,998 396 268 664 2,662 Northumberland 1,659 624 2,283 384 319 703 2,986 Tyne and Wear 191 59 250 43 31 74 324 North Region 8,140 2,885 11,025 1,889 1,318 3,207 14,232 Humberside 2,398 1,091 3,489 664 489 1,153 4,662 North Yorkshire 6,009 2,246 8,255 1,444 1,049 2,493 10,748 South Yorkshire 916 342 1,258 308 198 506 1,764 West Yorkshire 1,681 521 2,202 1,025 412 1,437 3,639 Yorks & Humberside 11,004 4,200 15,204 3,441 2,148 5,589 20,793 Derbyshire 2,387 734 3,121 808 468 1,276 4,397 Leicestershire 1,758 645 2,403 557 39 896 3,299 Lincolnshire 3,954 1,595 5,549 1,134 925 2,059 7,608 Northamptonshire 1,178 450 1,628 417 297 714 2,342 Nottinghamshire 1,280 538 1,818 367 300 667 2,485 East Midlands Region 10,557 3,962 14,519 3,283 2,329 5,612 20,131 Cambridgeshire 2,439 883 3,322 710 512 1,222 4,544 Norfolk 3,131 1,066 4,197 1,111 685 1,796 5,993 Suffolk 2,174 818 2,992 760 540 1,300 4,292 East Anglia Region 7,744 2,767 10,511 2,581 1,737 4,318 14,829 Bedfordshire 819 337 1,156 239 164 403 1,559 Berkshire 443 121 564 256 119 373 937 Buckinghamshire 1,049 327 1,376 524 251 775 2,151 East Sussex 1,169 305 1,474 700 324 1,026 2,498 Essex 2,107 855 2,962 757 607 1,364 4,326 Greater London 252 96 348 106 53 159 507 Hampshire 1,629 517 2,146 804 411 1,215 3,361 Hertfordshire 721 265 986 269 161 430 1,416 Isle of Wight 307 72 379 128 76 204 583 Kent 2,311 685 2,996 1,316 747 2,063 5,059 Oxfordshire 1,239 413 1,652 469 302 771 2,423 Surrey 816 194 1,010 555 222 777 1,787 West Sussex 1,181 326 1,507 563 280 843 2,350 South East Region 14,043 4,513 18,556 6,684 3,717 10,401 28,957 Avon 1,279 349 1,628 445 206 651 2,279 Cornwall (Incl Isle of Stilly) 4,400 1,107 5,507 1,703 762 2,465 7,972 Devon 7,193 1,811 9,004 2,097 1,094 3,191 12,195 Dorset 1,784 520 2,304 724 440 1,164 3,468 Gloucesterhire 1,874 507 2,381 846 428 1,274 3,655 Somerset 3,612 977 4,589 1,262 681 1,943 6,532 Wiltshire 1,768 579 2,347 635 378 1,103 3,360 South West Region 21,910 5,850 27,760 7,712 3,989 11,701 39,461 Hereford & Worcester 4,059 1,297 5,356 1,629 856 2,485 7,841 Shropshire 3,290 973 4,263 929 599 1,528 5,791 Staffordshire 2,853 853 3,706 963 498 1,461 5,167 Warwickshire 1,433 480 1,913 550 295 845 2,758 West Midlands 285 79 364 118 73 191 555 West Midlands Region 11,920 3,682 15,602 4,189 2,321 6,510 22,112 Cheshire 2,804 883 3,687 836 435 1,271 4,958 Greater Manchester 893 292 1,185 374 184 558 1,743 Lancashire 3,732 1,302 5,034 1,093 652 1,745 6,779 Merseyside 344 108 452 90 70 160 612 North West Region 7,773 2,585 10,358 2,393 1,341 3,734 14,092 England 93,091 30,444 123,535 32,172 18,900 51,072 174,607 Source: June census.
Note: Figures exclude minor holdings not included in June census.
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Numbers of workers and salaried managers engaged on agricultural holdings. England. June 1989 County by Standard Statistical Region All workers (excluding salaried managers) Salaried managers Male Female Total Cleveland 450 112 562 27 Cumbria 4,192 670 4,862 81 Durham 1,687 483 2,170 30 Northumberland 2,540 487 3,027 86 Tyne and Wear 312 97 409 9 North Region 9,181 1,849 11,030 233 Humberside 5,196 1,779 6,975 237 North Yorkshire 8,159 3,331 11,690 298 South Yorkshire 1,287 474 1,761 34 West Yorkshire 2,353 782 3,135 71 Yorkshire and Humberside 16,995 6,366 23,361 640 Derbyshire 2,563 739 3,302 48 Leicestershire 2,543 816 3,359 97 Lincolnshire 9,183 4,127 13,310 437 Northamptonshire 2,062 476 2,538 114 Nottinghamshire 2,526 1,068 3,594 121 East Midlands Region 18,877 7,226 26,103 817 Cambridgeshire 5,085 2,983 8,068 256 Norfolk 8,646 4,901 13,547 396 Suffolk 5,351 2,528 7,879 325 East Anglia Region 19,082 10,412 29,494 977 Bedfordshire 1,550 662 2,212 86 Berkshire 1,201 433 1,634 109 Buckinghamshire 2,025 760 2,785 153 East Sussex 2,150 1,347 3,497 127 Essex 4,731 2,694 7,425 281 Greater London 676 521 1,197 51 Hampshire 4,565 2,436 7,001 362 Hertfordshire 1,732 567 2,299 116 Isle of Wight 550 297 847 23 Kent 7,064 8,202 15,266 385 Oxfordshire 2,863 923 3,786 193 Surrey 2,306 1,751 4,057 193 West Sussex 3,548 2,800 6,348 288 South East Region 34,961 23,393 58,354 2,367 Avon 1,923 1,445 3,368 99 Cornwall (including Isles of Scilly) 4,306 1,349 5,655 70 Devon 7,411 1,763 9,174 157 Dorset 3,297 853 4,150 149 Gloucestershire 3,092 1,274 4,366 167 Somerset 5,087 1,731 6,818 152 Wiltshire 3,770 876 4,646 230 South West Region 28,886 9,291 38,177 1,024 Hereford and Worcester 6,454 3,763 10,217 251 Shropshire 4,594 1,541 6,135 125 Staffordshire 3,788 1,027 4,815 83 Warwickshire 2,292 845 3,137 113 West Midlands 462 304 766 15 West Midlands Region 17,590 7,480 25,070 587 Cheshire 4,141 974 5,115 164 Greater Manchester 1,111 488 1,599 23 Lancashire 4,855 1,860 6,715 155 Merseyside 649 283 932 15 North West Region 10,756 3,605 14,361 357 England 156,328 69,622 225,950 7,002 Source: June census.
Note: Figures exclude minor holdings not included in June census.