§ 85. Mr. HERRIOTTS(for Mr. TILLETT) asked the Minister of Labour if, as a result of the application by the Tees Conservancy Commission for a grant in aid of development work on the River Tees, a grant has been sanctioned; and will she state the amount of the grant and the date upon which it was paid?
§ Mr. LAWSONGrant from Exchequer Funds was approved on the recommendation of the Unemployment Grants Committee in January, 1930, in respect of a scheme estimated to cost £300,856 for the reclamation of land on the Durham bank of the river, and for the improvement of the channel. The capitalised value of the grant, which is payable over a period not exceeding 15 years, is approximately £90,000.
§ Mr. HERRIOTTSHas there been any extension of the scheme which was put into operation in June of last year?
§ Mr. LAWSONI am not aware of any extension.