§ Lieut.-Colonel GADIEasked the Minister of Labour the amounts or grants given out of Government funds to municipal or other public bodies in connection with unemployment schemes for each year since November, 1018?
§ Sir ARTHUR STEEL-MAITLAND,pursuant to his reply [OFFICIAL REPORT, 2nd March, 1927; col, 362, Vol. 203] supplied the following statement:
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III.—Expenditure out of the Vote for Belief of Unemployment. Grants to Local Authorities and other Bodies. Grants to Forestry Fund. Miscellaneous. Total. England and Wales. Scotland. £ £ £ £ £ 1921–22 … 694,275 16,870 250,000 — 961,145 1922–23 … 397,186 42,601 50,000 70,000 559,787 1923–24 … 360,199 45,941 100.000 65,774 571,914 1924–25 … 467,721 41,410 30,000 10,546 549,677 1925–26 … 429,125 30,276 — 27,478 486,879 Total … 2,348,506 177,098 430,000 173,798* 3,129,402 * This includes £160,774 invested in Light Railway Schemes. IV.—Expenditure on Ministry of Transport Schemes.
i. Road and Bridge Programme, 1919–1920.
The total amount of grants made to Highway Authorities under the above programme has amounted to approximately £9,328,000.
ii. 1920–1925 Programme.
Payments during year. Road fund. Exchequer. £ £ 1920–21 … … … 395,200 118,600 1921–22 … … … 1,305,800 387,890 1922–23 … … … 2,042,268 539,015 1923–24 … … … 2,909,129 89,500 1924–25 … … … 3,804,059 — 1925–26 … … … 4,924,237 — 1926–27* … … … 5,294,000 — Total … … … 20,674,693 1,135,005 * Estimated. iii. Mersey Tunnel Scheme.
Estimated Expenditure. Road Fund. £ 1926–27 … … … … 150,000