§ Lieut.-Colonel WILLEYasked the Minister of Agriculture if all work under the Land Drainage Act, 1918, has been; suspended; and, if so, when he proposes to remove this embargo and permit necessary drainage which would increase agricultural production?
Sir A. BOSCAWENAs I explained on the 12th April, in reply to a question by my right hon. Friend the Member for Chelmsford (Mr. Pretyman), it has been found necessary in the interests of national economy to suspend operations under Section 16 of the Land Drainage Act, 1918, except in special cases where such considerations as public safety or serious unemployment are involved. Other work under the Land Drainage Act, 1918, has not been suspended, and the Ministry is actively engaged on a large number of Orders under Part I of that Act for the constitution of drainage districts and other purposes.