§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many farmers, partners, directors and farmworkers were employed on a county-by-county basis in England in June 1990.
§ Mr. GummerThe information requested is given in the table. Data are taken from the June 1990 agricultural census and hence exclude estimates for minor holdings not in the annual census.
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Distribution of farmers and workers by county June 1990 census (England) Principal farmers or partners Other partners or directors Spouses of farmers/partners or directors All other workers Total England Avon 1,619 577 559 3,837 6,592 Bedfordshire 995 454 360 2,015 3,824 Berkshire 643 219 221 1,529 2,612 Buckinghamshire 1,529 625 471 2,460 5,085 Cambridgeshire 2,955 1,371 1,002 7,345 12,673 Cheshire 3,537 1,326 1,409 5,111 11,383 Cleveland 364 154 118 477 1,113 Cornwall 5,771 1,790 2,408 5,366 15,335 Cumbria 5,324 2,235 2,389 4,723 14,671 Derbyshire 3,071 1,221 1,112 3,331 8,735 Devon 9,175 2,897 3,920 9,090 25,082 Dorset 2,438 932 990 4,269 8,629 Durham 1,832 735 700 1,984 5,251 East Sussex 1,775 587 671 3,664 6,697 Essex 2,844 1,437 1,036 7,145 12,462 Gloucestershire 2,608 920 952 4,107 8,587 Greater London 346 174 138 1,192 1,850 Greater Manchester 1,208 497 435 1,484 3,624 Hampshire 2,374 903 848 6,929 11,054 Hereford and Worcester 5,479 2,050 2,079 9,922 19,530 Hertfordshire 974 426 339 2,050 3,789 Humberside 2,918 1,566 853 6,497 11,834 Isle of Wight 419 144 172 792 1,527 Isles of Scilly 55 8 29 77 169 Kent 3,336 1,366 1,192 16,393 22,287 Lancashire 4,545 2,010 1,938 7,203 15,696 Leicestershire 2,193 969 721 3,226 7,109 Lincolnshire 4,835 2,463 1,729 13,252 22,279 Merseyside 407 178 160 871 1,616 Norfolk 4,075 1,700 1,271 13,580 20,626 North Yorkshire 7,287 3,214 2,590 10,836 23,927 Northamptonshire 1,586 745 513 2,365 5,209 Northumberland 1,989 934 677 2,911 6,511 Nottinghamshire 1,573 801 500 3,153 6,027 Oxfordshire 1,654 684 566 3,491 6,395 Shropshire 4,057 1,578 1,642 5,695 12,972 Somerset 4,697 1,664 1,898 6,604 14,863 South Yorkshire 1,183 530 412 1,572 3,697 Staffordshire 3,652 1,339 1,440 5,012 11,443 Suffolk 2,823 1,335 956 7,817 12,931 Surrey 1,360 411 514 3,701 5,986 Tyne and Wear 229 91 72 391 783 Warwickshire 1,931 770 665 3,043 6,409 West Midlands 368 152 134 752 1,406 West Sussex 1,735 632 670 6,523 9,560 West Yorkshire 2,488 904 845 3,066 7,303 Wiltshire 2,362 921 817 4,533 8,633