§ Hugh RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many people were employed in horticulture in(a) 1972, (b) 1980, (c) 1990, (d) 1995, (e) 2000 and (f) 2001, broken down by (i) contractual and (ii) full time workers. [84238]
§ Mr Morley[holding answer 2 December 2002]: Figures on the Labour force on Horticulture Holdings in England is provided as follows It is not possible to provide figures for 1980 and figures on contractual workers.
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1990 1995 2000 2001 Farmers, partners, Directors full-time (including spouses in 2000 and 2001) 8,920 7,474 7,557 7,532 Farmers, partners, directors part-time (including spouses in 2000 and 2001) 3,483 3,198 8,005 8,605 Spouses of farmers partners and directors full and part-time 4,287 3,427 1— 1— Salaried managers: Part-time N/a N/a 1,876 2,190 Full-time N/a N/a 231 338 Total 1,338 1,265 2,107 2,528 Full-time workers 1,5012 12,601 12,404 126,96 Part-time workers 9,259 7,706 6,991 6,440 Casual labour 16,761 14,888 12,938 13,358 Total labour 59,060 50,559 50.002 51,156 1 Including above. Notes:
(a)A horticultural holding is one where horticulture is the predominant activity.
(b)Spouses are included only if they are working on the holding.
(c)Figures for 1990 and 1995 represent main holdings only.
(d)In 1998 fundamental changes were introduced to the labour questions on the June Agricultural and Horticultural Census in England. It appears that this change in questions may have led to the recording of additional labour not previously included in the returns.
(e)As a result of a register improvement exercise the figures from June 2000 and June 2001 are not directly comparable.
Source:
June Agricultural and Horticultural Census.