HC Deb 18 February 1908 vol 184 cc618-9
MR. COURTHOPE

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what is the total number, and the number per acre of persons employed permanently and during the picking season respectively, in the English hop industries.

(Answered by Mr. Lloyd-George.) It is not possible to state separately the numbers permanently engaged in the hop industry, but some estimates of the additional numbers engaged during the picking season will be found in a Report by Dr. Reginald Farrar to the Local Government Board, of which I sent the hon. Member a copy.