§ Dr. StrangTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what assessment she has made of the effect of abolition of the agricultural wages board upon the numbers of agricultural workers entitled to claim housing benefit.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardAbolition of the statutory control of agricultural wages could affect the entitlement of 773W some agricultural workers to housing benefit. But it is not possible to estimate what the global effect might be, as this would depend on the details of individual agreements on pay and conditions.