§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the numbers of(a) farmers and (b) farm workers employed in each region of Scotland in June 1991.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe number of farmers, spouses doing farm work and farm workers employed on main agricultural holdings in June 1991, by local authority region, is shown in the table.
Number at June 1991 Region Farmers Spouses doing farm work Farmworkers Borders 1,321 561 2,427 Central 783 371 978 Dumfries and Galloway 2,372 1,157 3,784 Fife 759 328 1,687 Grampian 4,737 1,947 4,911 Highland 3,246 1,343 1,957 Lothian 747 301 1,809 Strathclyde 4,232 2,201 5,170 Tayside 2,081 833 3,421 Islands 3,120 1,351 1,169 Scotland 23,398 10,393 27,313 Note: These figures are not comparable with those for previous years due to a change in the basis of the figures in 1991 which had the effect of adding a net 3,400 holdings to the main holdings list. This resulted in an increase in 1991 of some 2,300 occupiers, 800 spouses and 800 farmworkers compared with figures on the previous basis.