§ Mr. W. THORNEasked the Minister of Health the amount of the various loans that have been lent to the West Ham Board of Guardians; the rate of interest charged for each loan; and the amount of principal and interest due to be paid for each year?
§ Mr. NEVILLE CHAMBERLAINThe information asked for by the hon. Member is as follow:
Loans advanced to the West Ham Board of Guardians from the Relief of Unemployment Vote on the recommendation of the Goschen Committee: Amount of Loans. Rate of Interest. £ Per cent. 300,000 … … 6 200,000 … … 5 200,000 … … 4¾ 300,000 … … 4¾ 400,000 … … 4¾ 350,000 … … 4¾ 50,000 … … 4¾ £1,800,000 Principal and Interest due to be paid. During the financial year:
Amount. 1922–23 … … … 19,652 1923–24 … … … 131,064 1924–25 … … … 223,520 1925–26 … … … 239,844 1926–27 … … … 328,563 1927–28 … … … 354,256 1928–29 … … … 275,150 1929–30 … … … 244,225 1930–31 … … … 233,775 1931–32 … … … 124,038 1932–33 … … … 5,119
§ Mr. THORNEasked the Minister of Health if he is prepared to issue a statement showing the amount of loans lent to the various boards of guardians by the negotiating committee in all parts of the country; the rate of interest charged for each loan; and the amount of principal and interest payable for each year?
§ Mr. CHAMBERLAINThe information asked by the hon. Member is as follows:
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LOANS ADVANCED TO VARIOUS BOARDS OF GUARDIANS IN ENGLAND AND WALES FROM THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT VOTE ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE GOSCHEN COMMTTTEE. — Amount of Loans. Rate of Interest. Amount of Principal and Interest payable during the Financial Year. 1922–23. 1923–24. 1924–25. 1925–26. 1926–27. 1927–28. 1928–29. 1929–30. 1930–31. 1931–32. 1932–33. 1933–34. 1934–35. Per cent. £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Barrow-in-Furness. 120,000 5 — — — — 36,697 36,697 36,697 36,697 36,697 36,697 18,349 — — 55,000 4¾ 175,000 Bedwellty 110,000 5½ 3,681 9,116 32,115 42,493 55,373 57,912 67,036 64,414 61,792 59,170 46,635 31,294 14,945 20,000 5 289,000 4¾ 419,000 Crickhowell 5,000 5½ 218 654 1,885 6,769 3,592 2,170 — — — — — — — 5,000 5 3,000 4¾ 13,000 Neath 25,000 5½ 6,007 6,031 5,756 5,481 5,206 — — — — — — — — Poplar 95,000 6 13,499 91,896 22,869 457,328 — — — — — — — — — 155,800 5½ 165,750 5 89,950 4¾ 506,500 Redruth 20,000 5 — 989 1,000 4,950 4,750 4,550 4,350 4,150 — — — — — Sheffield 328,000 4¾ — — — — 30,688 58,230 58,230 58,230 58,230 58,230 58,230 49,539 7,119 West Ham 300,000 6 19,652 131,064 223,520 239,844 328,563 354,256 275,150 244,225 233,775 124,038 5,119 — — 200,000 5 1,300,000 4¾ 1,800,000