§ 34. Mr. Rileyasked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is now in a position to issue a statement giving the number, nature and location of the welfare schemes commenced in the West Indies in connection with the Colonial Welfare and Development Act and set up under the direction of Sir Frank Stockdale's Commission?
Mr. MacmillanAs the reply includes a large number of figures, I will, with my hon. Friend's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Mr. RileyDoes the reply mean that we are now to have a list of the schemes which are actually in operation?
Mr. MacmillanYes, Sir. I am circulating in the OFFICIAL REPORT a full answer to the hon. Member's Question.
§ Following is the answer:
§ The location and number of schemes made up to 30th June; 1942, under the Colonial Development and Welfare Act in the West Indies are as follow:
| Antigua | … | 10 |
| Barbados | … | 1 |
| British Guiana | … | 12 |
| British Honduras | … | 2 |
| Dominica | … | 10 |
| Grenada | … | 6 |
| Jamaica | … | 11 |
| Leeward Islands (Federal) | … | 2 |
| Montserrat | … | 2 |
| St. Kitts | … | 5 |
| St. Lucia | … | 7 |
| St. Vincent | … | 6 |
| Trinidad | … | 1 |
| Virgin Islands | … | 1 |
| West Indies—General | … | 7 |
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§ The above schemes fell into the following categories:
| No. of Schemes. | |
| Agriculture | 21 |
| Communications | 11 |
| Education | 1 |
| Fisheries | 2 |
| Forestry | 3 |
| Land Settlement (Reclamation) | 1 |
| Industrial Development (Public Utilities) | 1 |
| Medical, Public Health and Sanitary | 26 |
| Other Social Services (Welfare, Probation, etc.) | 3 |
| Telegrams, Telephones and Wireless (Broadcasting) | 4 |
| Veterinary | 4 |
| Water Supplies and Irrigation | 6 |
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§ In addition to the above schemes, the Comptroller has made a number of small grants, amounting to £1,600, including prizes to stimulate interest in practical handicrafts and for competitions among allotment holders and in schools, purchase of books for schools, libraries and literary clubs, etc. Generally speaking, these schemes are not administered by the Comptroller for Development and Welfare but by the Colonial Government concerned. As regards the functions of the Comptroller, I would invite my hon. Friend's attention to the reply by my predecessor to a Question by the hon. Member for Shipley (Mr. Creech Jones) on 8th October, 1941.