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Agricultural Workers

Volume 234: debated on Wednesday 22 January 1930

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35.

asked the Minister of Labour whether it is proposed to introduce any legislation this Session to extend unemployment insurance to agricultural workers?

37.

asked the Minister of Labour what steps she has taken to prepare an unemployment scheme for agricultural workers; and when she proposes to lay such a Measure before this House?

I would refer the hon. Members to the reply given to the Member for South-West Norfolk (Mr. W. B. Taylor) yesterday, of which I am sending them copies.

Is the Department taking any steps to ascertain what the exact problem is and what amount of unemployment exists in agricultural districts?

All relevant facts of that description are being taken into consideration.