§ 71. Mr. ERNEST BROWNasked the Minister of Labour whether any statistics are in the possession of his Department showing the actual weekly budgets of agricultural workers' wives in English counties?
§ Mr. SHAWNo budgets showing the expenditure of agricultural workers have been collected by my Department.
§ Mr. BROWNDoes not the right hon. Gentleman think it desirable, in view of the present agricultural depression and the uncertainty about the means in agricultural workers' homes, that his Department should take some interest in the villages of the country?