§ Mr. GIBSONasked the Minister of Agriculture the total expenditure incurred in operating the 1924 Agricultural Wages Board Act for England, Scotland and Wales, respectively, for the years 1927, 1928, 1929, and 1930?
§ Sir J. GILMOURExpenditure under the Agricultural Wages (Regulation) Act, 1924, for each of the years 1927 to 1930 inclusive (including overhead charges borne on the Vote of the Ministry or of other Departments) was as under:
£ 1927 … … … 36,233 1928 … … … 35,669 1929 … … … 40,719 1930 … … … 43,933 It is not possible to allocate the above expenditure as between England and Wales. The Act does not apply to Scotland.