§ 109. Mr. Goochasked the Minister of Agriculture the numbers of German prisoners of war, Poles and European volunteer workers at work on British 274W farms; and the total number of foreign workers it is proposed to make available to British farmers this year.
§ Mr. G. BrownFifty-nine thousand German prisoners were employed in agriculture in Great Britain on 31st December last. Up to 24th January, 6,628 Poles and 15,128 European workers had been placed in agricultural employment. The total intake of foreign workers will naturally be influenced by the progress of the recruitment of British workers; under present plans, a total of a little over 40,000 Poles and E.V.W.'s will be employed in Great Britain, and in addition some 18,000 German ex-prisoners of war are being allowed to remain for 1948.