§ 17. Mr. GORDON MACDONALDasked the Minister of Labour the number of men and women found employment on State-aided schemes during each of the four years ended 31st May, 1931?
§ Miss BONDFIELDThe information available as to employment on State-aided schemes relates only to the number of persons employed on a given day in each month on schemes in operation on that day. I regret, therefore, that it is not possible to give the information for which my hon. Friend asks.
§ 18. Mr. MACDONALDasked the Minister of Labour the amount of grants made for State-aided work schemes during each of the four years ended 31st May, 1931?
§ Miss BONDFIELDInformation regarding the assistance given from State funds in respect of schemes of public work may be obtained from the annual reports on the administration of the Road Fund, the reports of the Unemployment Grants Committee and the White Papers issued from time to time. To extract the information in the form now desired would involve a considerable expenditure of time and labour, and would retard the progress of urgent work, and I hope my hon. Friend will not press for it.