Oral Answers to Questions — Agriculture. – in the House of Commons am ar 16 Gorffennaf 1925.
Sir Percy Hurd
, Devizes
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he is conferring with the Minister of Labour and the National Farmers' Union in order to ensure an adequate supply of casual labour for work on the, sugar-beet crop?
Hon. Edward Wood
, Ripon
I presume my hon. Friend is referring to labour which will be required for the lifting of the sugar beet crop. I have been in consultation with my right hon. Friend on this question and I am inviting representatives of the factories and of the National Farmers' Union to consider what steps can usefully be taken to provide for labour over and above what is available locally.
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