§ 36. Mr. T. SMITHasked the Minister of Labour how many persons are employed at the present time by the West Riding County Council on schemes of work for the relief of unemployment; and the number so employed at the end of April, 1930, 1931, and 1932, respect tively?
Mr. HUDSONExcept for 31 men at the end of April, 1931, no persons were employed under the West Riding County Council on State assisted schemes specifi- 27 cally for the relief of unemployment at any of the dates mentioned in the question, although there were 646 and 1,674 men respectively employed under the council at the end of April, 1930 and 1931, on works of improvement and new construction on classified roads and bridges assisted from the Road Fund; the corresponding figures for April, 1932 and 1933 were 884 and 310, respectively.