§ Sir A. STEEL-MAITLANDasked the Minister of Labour, for the years 1931–2 and 1932–3, respectively, the estimated amounts of Exchequer grants payable in respect of schemes approved by the Unemployment Grants Committee, and of payments out of the Road Fund in respect of special road schemes earmarked for relief of unemployment?
§ Sir H. BETTERTONThe amounts of the Exchequer grants which it is estimated will become payable in 1931–32 and 1932–33 in respect of schemes approved by the Unemployment Grants Committee are:
£ 1931–32 … … … 3,000,000 1932–33 … … … 3,500,000 Payments in those years out of the Road Fund in respect of special schemes for the relief of unemployment (including liabilities taken over from the Unemployment Grants Committee in connection with certain road schemes) are estimated to be:
£ 1931–32 … … … 8,800,000 1932–33 … … … 5,420,000