HC Deb 26 November 1990 vol 181 c321W
Mr. Alex Carlile

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will give an estimate of the number of people earning their living in the United Kingdom agriculture industry in each year since 1979; and if he will make a statement concerning Government policy towards that industry.

Mr. Curry

The number of persons recorded as being engaged in agriculture in the United Kingdom are shown in the table.

Total number engaged in agriculture (thousand) of which whole-time (thousand)
1979 740.3 402.6
1980 725.1 388.1
1981 709.9 379.2
1982 705.6 374.5
1983 699.3 370.5
1984 691.2 363.2
1985 690.6 356.0
1986 679.9 346.3
1987 666.2 336.0
1988 658.5 327.5
1989 644.9 318.1
11990 638.4 307.7
1 Provisional.

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