§ Captain Pluggeasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education whether he can give a list of the number of grants which have been provided up to date under the Physical Training and Recreation Act?
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Mr. LindsayCapital grants have so far been allocated in 42 cases, covering eight swimming baths, 19 clubs and community centres, three camps and camping sites, one youth hostel and II equipment and other projects, and a large number of further schemes are under consideration. In addition, a substantial sum has been placed at the disposal of the National Playing Fields Association for the expansion of playing field provision, and 36 playing field schemes have either been dealt with or are in course of examination. Grants have also been made to the Central Council of Recreative Physical Training towards the training of teachers and
Quantity and percentage proportion of coal cut by machinery in each mining district of Great Britain during the year 1937, District. Quantity of Coal cut by Machinery. Proportion of Total Output of Saleable Coal cut by Machinery. Tons. Per cent. Northumberland 12,949,405 91 Durham 13,311,246 40 Cumberland and Westmorland 898,146 67 Lancashire and Cheshire 9,245,659 61 Yorkshire, South 16,553,183 51 Yorkshire, West 6,480,860 51 Nottinghamshire 11,787,077 72 Derbyshire, North 11,587,359 84 Derbyshire, South 732,468 88 Staffordshire, North 6,631,811 92 Cannock Chase 2,994,168 57 Staffordshire, South, and Worcestershire 113,240 8 Leicestershire 2,244,018 78 Warwickshire 4,014,284 70 Shropshire 296,448 45 Forest of Dean 226,940 16 Somersetshire 48,766 6 Bristol 23,854 35 Kent 278,914 14 South Wales and Monmouthshire 9,151,252 24 North Wales 2,028,501 73 Fife, Clackmannan, Kinross and Sutherland 7,787,253 89 Lothians (Mid and East) and Peebles 2,860,747 60 Lanarkshire, West Lothian, Stirling, Renfrew and Dumbarton 11,715,772 83 Ayshire, Dumfries and Argyll 3,157,095 69 Great Britain 137,118,466 57