HC Deb 30 April 1931 vol 251 cc1828-30W
Mr. EDMUNDS

asked the Minister of Labour what schemes of employment have been submitted by the Cardiff City Council since 1st June, 1929; the cost of each scheme; those that have been put into effect; and those now completed?

Miss BONDFIELD

Since 1st June, 1929, 14 schemes of work, of a total estimated cost of £169,878, submitted by the Cardiff City Council, have been considered for grant in aid from Exchequer funds by the Unemployment Grants Committee. Nine of these schemes, of a total estimated cost of £129,144, have been approved, and two are still under consideration. One scheme has been completed, and six are in operation. In addition, six schemes of improvement on classified roads (or roads of classification value) of a total estimated cost of £242,378 have been submitted to the Ministry of Transport by the Cardiff City

— Average price in
1921. 1922. 1923. 1924. 1925. 1926. 1927. 1928. 1929. 1930.
Per 480 lbs.
Wheat. s. s. s. s. s. s. s. s. s. s
English "Gazette Average" 72.0 48.0 42.4 49.7 52.4 53.3 49.2 43.2 42.5 34.3
Imported Argentine, Spot Liverpool. * * * 54.4 62.5 55.8 53.8 47.9 43.9 34.9
Imported Northern Manitoba No. 2 description, ex ship, London. 78.0 * * 54.5 63.5 59.2 57.6 52.3 51.0 38.1
Average declared value (c.i.f.) of all wheat imported into the United Kingdom. 75.1 52.3 45.7 50.3 60.1 55.9 52.8 47.7 44.3 35.2
Per 4 lbs.
Bread. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d.
Average retail price in the United Kingdom, as compiled by the Ministry of Labour. 13¼ 9¾ 8¾ 9 10¼ 10 9¾ 9 8¾ 8½
* Quotations not available.

Mr. LAMBERT

asked the President of the Board of Trade the estimated world production and consumption of wheat in each of the last five years?

Mr. W. R. SMITH

According to statistics published by the International Institute of Agriculture, the total world output of wheat during 1926 to 1929, or the corresponding crop year in the case of the Southern Hemisphere was as follows:

Council. Four of these schemes of a total estimated cost of £205,504 have been approved for commencement, and two are still under consideration.

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