§ Mr. KINLEYasked the Minister of Labour for England and Wales, and separately for the seaports, including London, the numbers of unemployed persons in receipt of unemployment benefit
244Wwith the £20,000 depreciation set aside annually since 1919?
§ Mr. W. GRAHAMThe Patent Office receipts are appropriated in aid of the Board of Trade Vote in so far as they are required to cover the expenses of Patent Office administration borne on that Vote; the balance of the receipts is paid over to the Exchequer and no part thereof is funded. The amount shown annually as interest and depreciation is merely a book entry brought into the statement of account for the purpose of showing the net surplus on the year's turnover. Expenditure on site and buildings is borne on the Vote for the Office of Works, and that for pensions on the Vote for Superannuation and Retired Allowances.