HC Deb 17 January 1991 vol 183 cc586-7W
Dr. David Clark

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many families employed in farming have been receiving family credit for each year since 1988; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Jack

Separate information about people employed in farming is not available. The total number of people in "farming, fisheries and related occupations", which would include all categories of farming, is as follows:

At 30 April Number
1989 10,320
1990 11,240