§ 1. Mr. Staintonasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what measures will be taken, in the light of the recent pay award to agricultural workers, to preserve the career structure of the agricultural industry.
§ Mr. StrangThe present career structure has been developed through the new craftsmen and appointments grades introduced by the Agricultural Wages Board in 1972; and any changes would be a matter for the board, on which both sides296W of the agricultural industry are represented.