HC Deb 15 July 1927 vol 208 cc2557-8

A board of guardians may employ and set to work in the cultivation of land acquired by them for the purpose such persons as the board are by this Act required to set to work, and may pay to the persons so employed by them who are not in receipt of other relief reasonable wages for their work, and the persons so employed shall have the like remedies for the recovery of their wages as other agricultural labourers.—[Sir K. Wood.]

Brought up, and read the First time.

Sir K. WOOD

I beg to move, "That the Clause be read a Second time."

This Clause meets an objection put by some hon. Members opposite that the second half of Section 12 of the Poor Law Relief Act, 1819, is not reproduced in the Bill.

Mr. A. GREENIWOOD

When the Bill was before the House on Second Reading, we put down a Motion with the object primarily of dealing with this question. I had the opportunity of consulting the Parliamentary Secretary afterwards and telling him that we felt that this power, although it might not be actually exercised at the moment, was an important one, and we are glad the Government have agreed to include this Clause.

Clause read a Second time, and added to the Bill.

Schedules 1 to 11 agreed to.

Bill reported; as amended, considered; read the Third time, and passed, with Amendments.