§ 39. Mr. H. WILLIAMSasked the Minister of Health the capital value of the Exchequer grant towards the cost of rural water schemes under the arrangements made in 1929 by the last Government?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the MINISTRY of HEALTH (Mr. Shakespeare)The total capital value of such grants is approximately £500,000. I should like to take this opportunity of 756 correcting the figure of £5,000,000 which I inadvertently mentioned in one passage of my speech during the Debate on Thursday evening last.
§ Mr. WILLIAMSCan my hon. Friend say how the proposals of the late Government compare with those that his Department is now putting before Parliament?
§ Mr. SHAKESPEAREThe grant which the Government propose to give is twice as large as that given by the Labour Government in 1929–32.