§ Mr. ROYCEasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture 456W whether the Government have considered the advisability of extending the scheme of land reclamation from the Wash, thereby providing large areas of valuable land and giving work for thousands of men in substitution for any unemployment dole or charity; and will the Government consider the advisability of asking the cooperation of the respective local councils within whose areas the land to be reclaimed is situate for their advice and assistance in the direction of the work?
§ Colonel SANDERSThe Board have carefully examined their reclamation scheme on the Wash in the light of the need for national economy, and have somewhat reduced its scope. They cannot contemplate any extensions at the present time, but if and when any new scheme seems desirable they will consider the views of the local authority in the area affected.