§ Mr. Pearsonasked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware that an application made to the Commissioner for Special Areas on behalf of certain allotments holders at Cilfyndd, Pontypridd, for a grant towards the fencing of their allotments, is still undecided; and, in view of the long unemployment periods previously suffered by these men, and the urgency of the maximum food production, will he expedite an early and favourable decision?
§ Mr. BevinThe conditions for assistance from the Special Areas Fund were not satisfied in this case as only one-fifth of the men concerned were totally unemployed. The question of the provision of allotments to meet the needs of the present food situation is a matter for the Ministry of Agriculture.