§ 51. Mr. MacKENZIE LIVINGSTONEasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if lie will give a list of the subsidies and bounties paid by His Majesty's Government during the year ended 5th April last to industries in the United Kingdom?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLWith the hon. Member's permission, I will circulate the list in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
Captain BENNAre those bounties the class of bounties that would justify other countries in imposing a countervailing duty?
§ Mr. H. WILLIAMSAre they similar to the bounties in respect of the Scottish fishermen?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLI had better read them out. The only payments of which I am aware of, that would fall under the description of subsidies and bounties to industries in the United Kingdom, are 1119 as follow, the figures relating to the financial year ended 31st March, 1924:
| £ | |
| Scottish Office, Hebridean Steamer Services | 14,000 |
| War Office, Light Horse Breeding Scheme | 31,862 |
| War Office, Mechanical Transport | 320 |
| Admiralty, Cunard Subsidy | 90,000 |
| Air Ministry, Civil Aviation | 125,258 |
| Sugar Beet, guarantee for Home Grown Sugar, Limited | 12,500 |
| Corn Production, payments under Corn Production Acts (Repeal) Act, 1921; small romanet expenditure | 351 |
§ Mr. LIVINGSTONEis the right. hon. Gentleman not aware that the Hebridean mail service subsidy is much too low?