§ 55. Mr. Watkinsasked the Minister of Agriculture how many trainees have been accepted for horticulture and agriculture in each of the counties in Wales under the training scheme.
§ Mr. T. WilliamsAs the answer involves a number of figures I will, with the hon. Member's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Mr. JannerCan the right hon. Gentleman say whether there are any training farms run by the Government, and, if not, would he consider the advisability of running such farms?
§ Mr. WilliamsIf the hon. Gentleman will wait until 1st October, when the new National Agricultural Advisory Service comes into being, I am hoping that they will take over demonstration farms.
§ Following is the reply:
§ For the whole of Wales 118 persons were placed in farm training up to 1st 1675 July, 1946, but this figure includes 20 trainees who withdrew before completing the course. In addition 59 members of the Women's Land Army were placed
| AGRICULTURAL TRAINING SCHEME | ||||||||
| Numbers of Persons Placed in Training in each County in Wales up to 1st July, 1946. | ||||||||
| —— | Farm Training. | Institutional Training. | ||||||
| Agriculture. | Horticulture. | Agriculture. | Horticulture. | |||||
| Total Placed. | Terminations. | Total Placed. | Terminations. | Total Placed. | Terminations. | Total Placed. | Terminations. | |
| Anglesey | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brecon | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Caernarvon | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Cardigan | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carmarthen | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Denbigh | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Flint | 6 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Glamorgan | 15 | 3 | 16 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| Merioneth | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Monmouth | 21 | 6 | 22 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Montgomery | 1 | — | — | — | 30 | 5 | 24 | 1 |
| Pembroke | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Radnor | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 72 | 13 | 46 | 7 | 34 | 5 | 25 | 1 |