§ Mr. MALONEasked the Minister of Agriculture for an estimate of the number of unemployed persons for whom work will be found under the Agricultural Land (Utilisation) Bill, Parts I and II?
§ Mr. ATTLEEAs regard smallholdings to be provided under Part II of the1164W employment given by an expenditure of £1,000,000 on public works is about 2,000 men for one year. The basis of the present rate of expenditure for the cost per man employed, which is suggested by the right hon. Gentleman, would involve the collection of material which is not currently available and which would not be likely to yield any more accurate result.