§ Mr. MorleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will list the total number of(a) farmers and (b) farm workers in Scotland in each year since 1980.
§ Sir Hector MonroThe information requested is given in the table. The figures are from the June agricultural census of main holdings.
Occupiers Spouses All other farmworkers 1980 23,061 7,872 40,602 1981 22,984 7,724 37,756 1982 23,452 8,045 37,301 1983 23,375 8,352 36,177 1984 23,369 8,265 34,538 1985 23,672 8,536 33,964 1986 23,386 8,633 31,798 1987 23,122 8,678 30,311 1988 23.783 8,740 29,503 1989 24,366 8,861 28,420 1990 23,820 10,238 28,592 1991 23,398 10,393 27,313 1992 22,839 10,485 26,823 1993 22,770 10,717 26,299