§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will give the numbers of(a) farmers and (b) farm workers employed in each county of England in June 1991.
§ Mr. GummerThe information requested is given in the table. Data are taken from the June 1991 agricultural census and hence exclude minor holdings not covered by the annual census.
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County Principal farmers or partners Other partners or directors Spouses of farmers/partners or directors All other workers Total Essex 2,828 1,371 1,032 7,149 12,380 Gloucestershire 2,586 888 932 3,903 8,309 Greater London 336 144 142 1,071 1,693 Greater Manchester 1,174 492 430 1,557 3,653 Hampshire 2,343 886 829 6,606 10,664 Hereford and Worcester 5,487 1,992 2,036 9,463 18,978 Hertfordshire 995 424 338 2,011 3,768 Humberside 2,909 1,550 849 6,362 11,670 Isle of Wight 417 128 164 789 1,498 Isles of Scilly 56 10 27 71 164 Kent 3,325 1,323 1,136 14,751 20,535 Lancashire 4,456 1,989 1,893 6,969 15,307 Leicestershire 2,190 943 719 3,227 7,079 Lincolnshire 4,779 2,415 1,676 13,086 21,956 Merseyside 401 176 155 838 1,570 Norfolk 4,085 1,710 1,274 11,856 18,925 North Yorkshire 7,255 3,164 2,589 10,348 23,356 Northamptonshire 1,584 717 530 2,389 5,220 Northumberland 2,005 935 662 2,895 6,497 Nottinghamshire 1,554 764 487 3,113 5,918 Oxfordshire 1,630 638 552 3,288 6,108 Shropshire 4,035 1,539 1,592 5,547 12,713 Somerset 4,651 1,676 1,777 6,501 14,605 South Yorkshire 1,176 532 412 1,547 3,667 Staffordshire 3,667 1,349 1,378 4,892 11,286 Suffolk 2,848 1,287 997 7,802 12,934 Surrey 1,339 422 487 3,477 5,725 Tyne and Wear 223 96 64 370 753 Warwickshire 1,923 755 638 3,176 6,492 West Midlands 366 154 127 775 1,422 West Sussex 1,730 578 682 6,131 9,121 West Yorkshire 2,490 866 853 2,994 7,203 Wiltshire 2,370 889 820 4,340 8,419 ENGLAND 119,907 47,762 44,287 212,984 424,940