§ 33. Mr. SIMPSONasked the Minister of Labour whether he can give any figures showing the amount of unemployment among agricultural labourers at the present time?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the MINISTRY of AGRICULTURE (Mr. W. R. Smith)I have been asked to reply. No figures are available showing the amount of unemployment amongst agricultural workers, but, so far as I am aware, no considerable numbers are unemployed at the present time.
§ Mr. SIMPSONCan the hon. Gentleman inform us what has happened to the 100,000 men who have gone out of work in the last three years?