§ 53. Mr. WHITELEYasked the Minister of Health whether in view of the fact that a large proportion of capital expenditure in the Special Areas has been incurred for the purpose of relieving unemployment and the provision of houses as urged by the Government, the Government are prepared, in keeping with General Election pledges, to grant such relief as will meet interest charges upon capital raised in respect of the non-trading services?
§ Sir K. WOODNo, Sir. The cost of schemes for the relief of unemployment and the provision of houses in the Special Areas, including interest charges in respect of the capital expended, is already largely met out of Exchequer subsidies.