Lieut.-Colonel L. WARDasked the Minister of Labour whether he can see his way to send an expert to study the possibility of providing work for the unemployed by the reclamation of 10,000 acres of land from the Humber between Sunk Island and Spurn Point?
§ Sir R. SANDERSI have been asked to reply. The views of the Ministry as to reclamation of the kind to which the hon. and gallant Member refers are contained in the reply which I gave to the hon. and gallant Member for Central Hull (Lieut.-Commander Kenworthy) on 4th December. The survey which is suggested would be costly and probably take several months to complete, so that there is little hope of any scheme being prepared which would provide work for the unemployed this winter. I will, however, bring the proposal before the Unemployment Committee of the Cabinet.