§ Mr. RuaneTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many farm workers are employed in each local authority area in Wales. [47104]
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§ Mr. Win GriffithsThe information requested is shown in the following table:
Farm workers working on Welsh farm holdings, 1 June 19971 Family Workers2 Hired Workers3 Total Workers Bridgend 42 148 190 Caerphilly 53 125 178 Cardiff 6 152 158 Carmarthenshire 690 1,453 2,125 Ceredigion 431 1,077 1,508 Conwy 228 493 721 Denbighshire 231 541 772 Flintshire 144 458 602 Gwynedd 360 921 1,281 Isle of Anglesey 210 552 762 Merthyr Tydfil 13 26 39 Monmouthshire 235 741 976 Blaenau Gwent 21 30 51 Neath Port Talbot 67 149 216 Newport 45 129 174 Pembrokeshire 428 1,874 2,302 Powys 938 2,442 3,380 Rhondda, Cynon, Taff 63 155 218 Swansea 92 295 387 Torfaen 25 69 94 Vale of Glamorgan 100 300 400 Wrexham 128 455 583 Wales 4,550 12,567 17,117 1 Excludes farmers, partners and directors 2 Excludes spouses of farmers, partners and directors 3 Includes salaried managers, hired and seasonal and casual workers Source:
June 1997 Agricultural and Horticultural Census