Mr. T. THOMSONasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, in view of the fact that agricultural areas received last year the sum of £4,725,203 in relief of rates from the Treasury, he will make a similar grant in the coming year to those industrial urban areas which are in an equally necessitous condition?
§ Mr. SNOWDENUnder the various schemes for relieving unemployment, a very large measure of assistance is in fact being given to these areas from national funds, and I cannot see my way to adopt the hon. Member's suggestion.