HC Deb 30 July 1931 vol 255 cc2494-5W
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Difficulty arises in a number of cases in discriminating between unemployment schemes and those undertaken in the ordinary course, e.g., in connection with road works, land drainage, afforestation, water supply and the data in regard to some of these schemes and to schemes of land reclamation and light railways undertaken shortly after the War are incomplete. The following tables relate to schemes for road improvement included in special unemployment programmes of the Ministry of Transport and to schemes aided by the Unemployment Grants Committee and by the Committee constituted last year under Part II of the Development (Loan Guarantees and Grants) Act, 1930. Assistance by these two Committees is mainly given by way of contributions towards loan charges; in the case of road schemes the figures represent capital grants:
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| Year. |
(a) Grants by the Ministry of Transport in respect of Road Schemes. |
(b) Grants by the Unemployment Grants Committee. |
| (i) Borne on the Road Fund. |
(ii) Borne on the Exchequer. |
|
|
|
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
| 1920–21 |
… |
… |
… |
395,000 |
119,000 |
26,636 |
| 1921–22 |
… |
… |
… |
1,306,000 |
387,000 |
1,698,310 |
| 1922–23 |
… |
… |
… |
2,042,000 |
539,000 |
570,046 |
| 1923–24 |
… |
… |
… |
2,909,000 |
90,000 |
1,034,336 |
| 1924–25 |
… |
… |
… |
3,804,000 |
— |
1,750,102 |
| 1925–26 |
… |
… |
… |
4,927,000 |
— |
2,134,836 |
| 1926–27 |
… |
… |
… |
5,741,000 |
— |
1,524,006 |
| 1927–28 |
… |
… |
… |
5,275,000 |
— |
1,693,373 |
| 1928–29 |
… |
… |
… |
3,227,000 |
— |
1,763,108 |
| 1929–30 |
… |
… |
… |
3,443,000 |
— |
1,937,617 |
| 1930–31 |
… |
… |
… |
6,444,000 |
— |
2,184,383 |
| In addition to the foregoing there was issued in the year 1930–31: |
| £23,090 under Part I of the Development (Loan Guarantees and Grants) Act, 1929. |
| £341,780 under the Colonial Development Act, 1929. |
§
| UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE FUND. |
| Contributions from Employers, Employees and State Financial Years, 1920–21 to 1930–31. |
| Year. |
Employers. |
Employees. |
Exchequer Grant. |
Total. |
|
|
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
| 1920–21 |
… |
… |
3,857,000 |
3,857,000 |
3,081,000 |
10,795,000 |
| 1921–22 |
… |
… |
15,194,000 |
12,375,000 |
8,123,000 |
35,692,000 |
| 1922–23 |
… |
… |
18,225,000 |
15,870,000 |
12,001,000 |
46,096,000 |
| 1923–24 |
… |
… |
19,095,000 |
16,907,000 |
12,811,000 |
48,813,000 |
| 1924–25 |
… |
… |
19,592,000 |
17,386,000 |
13,145,000 |
50,123,000 |
| 1925–26 |
… |
… |
19,507,000 |
16,790,000 |
13,504,000 |
49,801,000 |
| 1926–27 |
… |
… |
15,090,000 |
12,924,000 |
10,838,000 |
38,852,000 |
| 1927–28 |
… |
… |
16,751,000 |
14,414,000 |
12,025,000 |
43,190,000 |
| 1928–29 |
… |
… |
16,457,000 |
14,077,000 |
11,758,000 |
42,292,000 |
| 1929–30 |
… |
… |
16,673,000 |
14,263,000 |
19,411,000 |
50,347,000 |
| 1930–31 |
(Approx.) |
16,000,000 |
13,690,000 |
35,550,000 |
65,240,000 |
| The Exchequer grants for 1929–30 and 1930–31 include £3,985,000 and £20,700,000 respectively for transitional benefit under Section 16 (2) of the Unemployment Insurance Act, 1930. |
| From July, 1921, to 31st March, 1931, the Fund borrowed £75,390,000 net. |