§ 14. Mr. MANDERasked the Minister of Labour whether he has considered the communication from the Willenhall Urban District Council on the subject of providing work for the unemployed in the form of schemes of public necessity; and what action he is taking in the matter?
§ 16. Mr. LECKIEasked the Minister of Labour whether, in view of the representations which have been made to him by municipal authorities, he will consider the resumption of Government grants towards approved useful works for the relief of unemployment to be carried out by them?
§ Sir H. BETTERTONI have received representations from Willenhall and elsewhere. There is, however, nothing I can add to the reply given on 13th July last to the hon. and gallant Member for Louth (Lieut.-Colonel Heneage), of which I am sending the hon. Members a copy.
§ Mr. MANDERDoes not the right hon. Gentleman think that, in view of the success of the Conversion Loan, the time has come to allow certain types of work of public utility to be undertaken?
§ Sir H. BETTERTONThat is, of course, a matter of opinion, but the success of the Conversion Loan does not make it any less desirable not to embark on uneconomic schemes.
§ 65. Mr. KIRKWOODasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many unemployment work schemes in Scotland have been closed down or delayed as a result of the economy policy of the Government; and what action he intends to take to have work relief schemes proceeded with to provide work far the unemployed in Scotland?
§ Sir H. BETTERTONI have been asked to reply. I have not got the information to enable me to answer the first part of the question, but I am looking into the matter, and will communicate with the hon. Member as soon as possible. With regard to the second part of the question, I would refer him to the reply given earlier to-day to the hon. Members for Wolverhampton East (Mr. Mander) and Walsall (Mr. Leckie).