§ Mr. SHORTasked the Minister of Labour what is the estimated expenditure by local authorities and the number of workers likely to be employed on the 109 schemes approved under the Circular of 9th November, 1928?
§ Sir A. STEEL-MA1TLANDThe number of "transference" schemes submitted up to date is 150, of an estimated cost of £2,753,000, and providing 120,000 man-months of employment. 44 have so far been approved of at an estimated cost of £874,800 and providing 34,800 man-months of employment. 155 other schemes have been submitted, of an estimated cost of £2,718,000 and providing 112,000 man-months of employment; of these, 82 have been approved, of an estimated cost of £858,000 and providing 44.000 man-months of employment.