§ Sir H. Morris-Jonesasked the Minister of Labour what steps he is taking to try and secure domestic assistance for fanners' wives, as the problem, particularly in the county of Denbigh, is acute.
§ Mr. IsaacsI have been asked to reply. I am aware of the need for domestic assistance in farmers' households, vacancies in which are given priority, and every effort is made to fill them. Special and favourable consideration is also given to applications from farmers' wives who know of foreign domestic workers whom they desire permission to employ. The shortage of domestic workers affecting farmers' and other households can, however, only be remedied in the long run by attracting more workers into this field of employment, and this is among the most important objects of the National Institute of Houseworkers which I have recently set up.