§ Sir W. EDGEasked the Minister of Health whether he can state the number of towns which have reduced their outlay on the provision of milk under the child welfare schemes as a result of the curtailment of the State grant?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINThe reduction in grant which was made in the year 1928–29 applied to 214 local authorities in England, but I have as yet no information showing how many of these authorities
Year ended 30th September. Successful Primary Vaccinations. Successful re-vaccinations. Total. Year ended 31st March. Expenditure of Guardians. Grants from Exchequer Contribution Accounts. Total. £ £ £ 1923 … 415,549 316,641 732,190 1923 … 181,172 10,244 191,416 1924 … 331,522 89,600 421,122 1924 … 223,924 11,753 235,677 1925 … 270,755 40,939 311,694 1925 … 179,027 3,050 182,077 1926 … 279,721 54,221 333,942 1926 … 161,889 4,366 166,255 1927 … 305,005 113,117 418,122 1927 … 170,728 8,338 179,066 It will be observed that the figures of expenditure and of vaccinations, respectively, refer to different periods and cannot, therefore, be strictly related to one another.
2342Wreduced their expenditure on milk in that year. I would remind the hon. Member that the grant reduction was purely temporary and no longer operates. The total expenditure on the supply of milk by local authorities in England which has been approved for purposes of grant during the present financial year amounts to £227,000 as compared with £201,000 in 1928–29.