§ Major WARD-JACKSONasked the Minister of Agriculture what was the cost of the Wages Board and district committees for the years 1920–21; and what was the cost of the Ministry's inspectors to enforce the Board's decisions during that period?
Sir A. BOSCAWENThe cost of the Agricultural Wages Board and of the district wages committees for the financial year ending 31st March, 1921, amounted to £88,040. This sum includes the cost of the Wages Board Inspectorate amounting to approximately £18,322.