§ Sir K. WOODasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury the estimated amount sanctioned for Government schemes that has been spent to date, excluding expenditure from the Road Fund; and what is the approximate cost at the present rate of expenditure to provide direct employment for one unemployed person for a period of 12 months?
§ Mr. PETHICK-LAWRENCEThe approximate expenditure to 31st December, 1930, on schemes assisted under Part I of the Development (Loan Guarantees and Grants) Act, 1929, is £3,354,000. As regards expenditure on schemes under Part II of that Act and under the Colonial Development Act, I would refer the right hon. Gentleman to the answer given to the hon. and gallant Member for Northampton (Mr. Malone) on 22nd January. In reply to the second part of the question, I would remind the right hon. Gentleman of the estimates made on various occasions that the direct
— Wholly Unemployed. Temporarily Stopped. Total. 17th December, 1928. 16th December, 1929. 22nd December, 1930. 17th December, 1928. 16th December, 1929. 22nd December, 1930. 17th December, 1928. 16th December, 1929. 22nd December, 1930. Men … 5,242 5,327 9,120 7,304 8,432 11,799 12,546 13,759 20,919 Boys … 147 118 289 169 168 381 316 281 670 Women … 4,278 5,675 15,617 10,805 11,155 18,080 15,083 16,830 33,697 Girls … 97 101 205 492 329 752 589 430 957 Total 9,764 11,216 25,231 18,770 20,084 31,012 28,534 31,300 56,243