§ Sir R. Glynasked the Minister of Food whether he will consider the application of extra ration scales to agricultural workers on lines similar to those in force for miners in view of the complicated forms that have to be completed by farmers and the fact that supplies have to be collected in bulk by the farmer and by him distributed to the workers in his employment.
§ Mr. StracheyWhile I am not prepared to grant rations to agricultural workers I am determined, as I stated in a reply to the hon. Member for Newbury (Mr. Hurd) on 28th April last, that agricultural workers who are entitled to seasonal allowances should actually get them and new regulations will be issued shortly designed to ensure that they do so.