HC Deb 15 March 1937 vol 321 cc1652-3W
Mr. Lyons

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will state the approximate total of expenditure from national funds during 1935–36, and the proposed estimated total for 1936–37, in respect of development works and all subsidies and financial assistance to all branches of industry, agriculture, slum clearance, telephone development, and Special Areas, including and indicating

Statement of expenditure from national funds on development work, etc., as specified below.
Service. Expenditure, 1935–36 (actual). Expenditure, 1936–37 (estimated).
£ £
1. Grants to Public Utility Companies under Part I of the Development (Loan Guarantees and Grants) Act, 1939. 935,000 870,000
2. Slum Clearance 1,237,000 1,960,000
3. Other housing grants 15,001,000 14,898,000
4. Commissioners for the Special Areas 690,000 3,850,000
5. Grants in respect of Employment Schemes (Part II of Development, etc., Act, 1929). 4,179,000 4,100,000
6. Rural Water Supply Grants 120,000 395,000
7. Expenditure by Office of Works on New Works, etc. 707,000 1,026,000
8. Transference, Training, etc. 1,103,000 2,200,000
9. Agricultural Development and Subsidies including Land Settlement:—
(a) Grants 9,969,000 10,884,000
(b) Loans 7,000 —
10. Forestry 450,000 700,000
11. Fishery Development, including the Herring Industry:—
(a) Grants 65,000 136,000
(b) Loans 6,000 18,000
12. Tramp Shipping Subsidy 1,989,000 1,990,000
13. Ships replacement Loans (Repayable advances) 496,000 3,053,000
14. Grants by Department of Scientific and Industrial Research to Research Associations. 107,000 123,000
15. Grants by Board of Trade to British Standards Institution 3,000 3,000
16. Civil Aviation Subsidies 325,000 291,000
17. Light Horse Breeding 5,000 5,000
18. Mechanical Transport Subsidy 200 120
19. Grants to Unemployment Fund for Transitional Payments 198,000 20,000
20. Unemployment Assistance Allowances 45,011,000 45,000,000
21. Grants to Public Assistance Authorities 6,083,000 5,294,000
22. Road Fund Grants 19,087,000 22,994,000
23. Postal and Telephone Loan Expenditure 10,477,000 13,630,000
24. Advances to Cunard-White Star Company 1,536,000 400,000
119,786,200 133,840,120

Of the above items, 1 to 12 and 14 to 21 are met out of moneys provided by Parliament, and with the exception of a proportion of the expenditure under items 7 and 8 which is recovered from the Unemployment Insurance Fund, they fall directly upon the Budget. The amount recoverable from the fund in respect of the two items mentioned may be estimated at £474,000 in 1935–36 and £647,000 in 1936–37. The net total charge on voted moneys for the items specified therefore is £87,716,200 in 1935–36 and £93,166,120 in 1936–37.