§ 42. Mr. Willisasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will state the number of schemes received by his department by 31st October, 1946, for the development of water supplies and drainage schemes in rural areas; and the estimated number of men for whom these schemes will provide employment.
§ Mr. BuchananApplications for grant for water supplies and drainage schemes under the Rural Water Supplies and Sewerage Act, 1944, number 903. They represent employment of the order of 66,000 man-years.