§ 79. Mr. Thorneasked the Minister of Health whether he will consider the advisability of setting up, before the next hop-picking season, an inquiry into the conditions under which hop-pickers have to live and the system by which they purchase their foodstuffs?
§ Sir K. WoodBy-laws for securing the decent lodging and accommodation of hop-pickers are in force in the districts in which hop-picking is carried on. I have recently issued new model by-laws on this subject and by-laws based on this model have already been adopted by a number of authorities. I have also issued a booklet entitled "Hop-pickers Camps" for the guidance of hop-growers. Many inspections of hop-fields are made by medical officers of my Department in the course of the picking season, and in the circumstances I do not consider that the inquiry suggested by the hon. Member is necessary.