§ Mr. Bossomasked the Minister of Agriculture what is the annual overhead 150W that the taxpayer has to provide to run the Land Army including such items as offices, salaries of paid officials, hostels, uniforms, and so forth.
§ Mr. T. WilliamsI regret that I cannot provide figures in the precise form for which the hon. Member asks. The net cost to my Department of the Women's Land Army in the financial year 1946–47 was £893,076. This figure is exclusive of the cost of auxiliary services (for example, postage, office accommodation, etc.) on the Votes of other Departments.