Agricultural Labour and Machinery

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Scotland – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 11 November 1947.

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Photo of Mr Arthur Woodburn Mr Arthur Woodburn , Clackmannan and Eastern 12:00, 11 November 1947

I am not aware of any shortage of labour on the land at present in Scotland, and I am hopeful that any deficiencies created by the repatriation of prisoners of war will be made good. The Government are doing everything possible to accelerate the production and delivery of agricultural machinery, and have doubled the allocation of steel for that purpose. Research into the development and use of agricultural machinery is being urgently pursued.