§ 9. Mr. HORE-BELISHAasked the Minister of Labour the number and nature of the relief schemes submitted to the Unemployment Grants Committee and the number approved, respectively, by the city of Plymouth during the last three years; the estimated cost of the schemes; and the number of persons estimated to secure employment in respect of each scheme?
§ Miss BONDFIELDDuring the two years ended the 31st May, 1929, no schemes of work for the relief of unemployment were submitted to the Unemployment Grants Committee by the Plymouth Town Council. Since 1st June, 1929, the council have submitted seven schemes, of which four have been approved, of an estimated value of £184,439 and providing 4,110 man-months of employment. I am circulating particulars of the approved schemes.
§ Following are the particulars:
| Nature of Scheme. | Estimated total cost. | Estimated employment: Man-months. |
| £ | ||
| Water Supply | 82,000 | 884 |
| Parks | 92,639 | 2,880 |
| Roads | 7,500 | 189 |
| Municipal Aerodrome | 2,300 | 157 |