§ Sir JOHN SPEARasked what was the total amount of money expended by local authorities in England and Wales in administering the Poor Law, education, and the maintenance of the main roads during the years 1900 and 1910, respectively; and the portion of such expenditure paid to these authorities from the Imperial Exchequer towards the cost of these services during each year?
§ Mr. BURNSThe following statement, which has been prepared from the Local Taxation Returns, gives the desired information:—
Items. Year ended March. Total Expenditure by Local Authorities met otherwise than out of Loans. Part of Expenditure in Column 3 which is Estimated to have fallen on Rates. Exchequer Grants. Other Receipts. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. £ £ £ £ 1. Relief of the Poor … 1900 … 11,002,000 8,160,000 2,164,000 678,000 1910 … 14,850,000 11,624,000 2,410,000 816,000 2. Education … 1900 … 10,564,000 5,342,000 4,921,000 301,000 1910 … 27,790,000 13,840,000 13,059,000 891,000 3. Main Roads … 1900 … 2,030,000 1,024,000 787,000 219,000 1910 … 2,853,000 1,856,000 788,000 209,000 There is no specific Grant from the Exchequer towards the cost of main roads. The last two amounts, shown in column 5 of the above statement, are the estimated proportions available for expenditure on main roads of the Grants received by the county councils which were not allocated to specific purposes.