HC Deb 30 April 1940 vol 360 c553W
Mr. Gurney Braithwaite

asked the Minister of Agriculture whether, following the precedent of the last war, arrangements will be made for farmers in the East Riding of Yorkshire to have the assistance of labour battalions for gathering the forthcoming harvest?

Sir R. Dorman-Smith

The Government are considering certain proposals for utilising soldier labour to assist farmers this year. I hope that it will be possible for a statement to be made at an early date and that, subject to military requirements, considerable help for farmers will be forthcoming from this source.