HC Deb 28 February 1922 vol 151 c246
42. Sir A. SPROT

asked the Secretary for Scotland whether Scotland is getting a proportionate share of grants for unemployment schemes as compared with England; and will he publish figures illustrating the matter?

Mr. MUNRO

Most of the schemes in question are being administered not by Departments under my charge, but by Departments or Committees whose operations cover Great Britain, and I have not the information necessary to enable me to answer the question so far as the activities of these bodies are concerned. The Board of Agriculture for Scotland are administering funds for the relief of unemployment by works in agricultural districts. The sum available for this purpose represents eleven-eightieths of the corresponding funds administered by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.