§ 55. Mr. O. LEWISasked the Minister of Agriculture how many additional inspectors have been appointed to enforce the payment of the prescribed minimum wages to agricultural labourers since the present Government took office; and what the estimated total annual cost of such additional appointments will be?
§ Mr. N. BUXTONSix additional inspectors have been appointed under the Agricultural Wages (Regulation) Act, and it is estimated that the total annual cost will be about £8,000. This estimate includes not only the salaries and expenses of the inspectors but also the cost of consequential increases in the clerical and legal work involved.