§ Mr. De Chairasked the Minister of Agriculture (1) how many young men between the ages of 17 and 20 could work be found for during the next three years on a comprehensive plan for the prevention of coast erosion, particularly in those parts of the country where the inroads of the sea are rapid and serious;
(2) how many young men between the ages of 17 and 20 could work be found for during the next three years on the major flood-precautions schemes in the Great Ouse Catchment Board area under the contemplated £5,000,000 scheme and other schemes now in progress?
§ Sir R. Dorman-SmithI have no information available as to the number of men who could be employed on the schemes to which my hon. Friend refers.