Advisory Service and County Committees

HC Deb 16 October 1946 vol 427 cc227-8W

Mr. Emrys Roberts

asked the Minister of Agriculture the relationship between the new National Agricultural Advisory Service and the county W.A.E.Cs.

Mr. T. Williams

There will be the closest cooperation between the National Agricultural Advisory Service and the County War Agricultural Executive Committees, and in each county the local staff of the Service will be integrated with the non-advisory staff of the Committee under the control of the Committee's executive officer, who will normally be also the County Advisory Officer of the N.A.A.S.

entitled to deduct from the recipient; and what is the practice at the Bulcamp Institution, Suffolk.

Mr. Bevan

That is a matter within the local public assistance authority's discretion. I understand that the practice at Bulcamp is to leave the pensioner four shillings a week by way of pocket money.