HC Deb 22 May 1952 vol 501 c63W
Mr. Bullard

asked the Minister of Agriculture the factors which the Agricultural Wages Board are required to take into account in arriving at the minimum rates of wages for farm workers.

Sir T. Dugdale

The Agricultural Wages Act, 1948, specifically provides that in fixing, cancelling or varying any minimum rates the Agricultural Wages Board shall not be limited to the consideration of any particular matter. The provisions of earlier legislation which prescribed certain considerations that had to be taken into account were repealed.