§ 83. Mr. P. Wellsasked the Minister of Agriculture what progress has been made in closing down the pool labour scheme; what machinery has thereby become redundant; and how such machinery is being disposed of.
§ Sir T. DugdaleArrangements have been made for closing the pool labour service in all counties by the end of the present financial year. This service is quite separate from the machinery contract service operated by county agricultural executive committees, and the second and third parts of the Question do not therefore arise.