HC Deb 01 March 1933 vol 275 cc367-8
40. Mr. BANFIELD

asked the Minister of Health whether he will consider the advisability of furthering schemes submitted to him by local authorities for the reclamation of waste and unsightly land in the Black Country, in order to alleviate unemployment and improve the amenities of the district?

The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the MINISTRY of HEALTH (Mr. Shakespeare)

My right hon. Friend is prepared to sanction a loan for any scheme within the powers of a local authority if it is remunerative or if good reason can be shown for proceeding with it at once. As the hon. Member is aware the Government do not regard the policy of relief works as likely to provide an effective remedy for unemployment and my right hon. Friend is accordingly not prepared to sanction loans for works undertaken primarily as relief works.

Mr. T. WILLIAMS

Has the hon. Gentleman's Department or any other Department any effective remedy for unemployment?