§ MR. KETTLEI beg to ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer whether any allocation has yet been made between Great Britain and Ireland of the Parliamentary Vote available under the Unemployed Workmen Act; and, if so, how much has been allocated to the separate use of Ireland.
§ MR. LLOYD-GEORGEIt is not possible at present to allocate any definite sum to Ireland, as the information available with regard to the necessities of the several localities affected in the United Kingdom is not sufficient for the purpose. Every application for assistance is considered on its merits.
§ MR. KETTLEIs the right hon.. Gentleman aware that under the plan of allocation in 1906 Ireland got £11,000 while in 1907 when a different plan was introduced, she only got £4,500.
§ MR. LLOYD-GEORGEIt looks as if Ireland got more than she was really entitled to in the first year.