§ Captain E. EVANSasked the Minister of Labour whether assistance for schemes of afforestation is immediately available; and to whom applications for such assistance should be directed?
§ Mr. FORESTIER-WALKERI have been asked to take over this question. Assistance for schemes of afforestation approved in writing by the Forestry Commissioners is available, as the Commissioners have to-day received authority to incur expenditure thereon; forms of application (containing the Regulations governing the grants) will be obtainable from the Assistant Forestry Commissioner for England and Wales, I, Whitehall, London, or from the Assistant Forestry Commissioner for Scotland, 25, Drums-heugh Gardens, Edinburgh.
§ Mr. COLLISONasked the hon. Member for Monmouth, as representing the Forestry Commissioners, whether he is aware that the Forestry Commissioners have a large area of land for planting situated at Whinlatter, near Keswick, where work is now in abeyance; whether he is aware that there are nearly 100 unemployed men in this district capable of acting as planters; and will he use his influence to have the work resumed?
§ Mr. FORESTIER-WALKERThe Forestry Commissioners' area at Whin-latter has been planted with the exception of 125 acres on which planting has started and will be completed this season; the other parts of the question do not therefore arise.