§ MR. CLYNES (Manchester, N.E.)I beg to ask the President of the Local Government Board what amount of the grant of money has been distributed since the Government's last proposals in connection with unemployment were approved by the House; and what information has he of the extent to which distress has been relieved by the operation of the proposals in comparison with the distress indicated by official unemployment figures.
§ MR. JOHN BURNSSince the Prime Minister's statement on the 21st October, £57,570 has been paid in aid of schemes of work in England and Wales and £8,614, unexpended balances in the hands of the distress committees, has 751 been appropriated to similar schemes. I am afraid I can give no reliable figures in reply to the latter part of the Question.