§ Sir T. Mooreasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the approximate number of volunteers in Scotland up to date for the Women's Land Army; and what arrangements are to be made to provide for as much training as possible for the members of this army on farms during the current summer?
§ Mr. ColvilleAbout 520 members have been enrolled in the Women's Land Army in Scotland. Arrangements are in course of completion which it is hoped will result in facilities for training being available this year for all members who are in a position to take advantage of them. The arrangements are designed to suit members who are in employment and will 245W therefore have only a limited period of holiday. With this in mind the scheme of training is based in the main on fortnightly courses during the three months July to September. In addition to courses in such special subjects as dairy- 246W ing, pig rearing, poultry keeping and tractor driving at the farms of the three Agricultural Colleges, it is anticipated that farmers will co-operate by agreeing to take trainees on their farms for instruction in general agricultural work.