HC Deb 21 July 1994 vol 247 cc583-4W
Dr. Strang

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is his latest estimate of the number of persons whose pay and conditions are covered by the Agricultural Wages Order 1994 for each county in Wales and for Wales as a whole.

Mr. Redwood

Based on the June 1993 agricultural and horticultural census, it is estimated that the number of workers—excluding those on minor holdings—covered by the Agricultural Wages Order was 12,714 as at June 1993. Estimates by county are given in the table.

Numbers
Clwyd 1,906
Dyfed 4,320
Gwent 990
Gwynedd 1,588
Mid Glamorgan 473
Powys 2,543
South Glamorgan 447
West Glamorgan 447

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