Mr. MACLEANasked the Minister of Labour the amount promised in grants to Liverpool during the past five years, and the amount actually paid, for various schemes calculated to give employment?
§ Miss BONDFIELDDuring the past five years, 37 schemes submitted by the Liverpool Corporation, of a total estimated cost of £788,000, and three schemes 2215W submitted by the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board, of a total estimated cost of £2,191,000, have been approved for grant by the Unemployment Grants Committee. Thirty schemes for works of new construction and improvement on classified roads, of a total estimated cost of £1,054,000, have been approved for grant from the Road Fund. In addition, a grant has been made towards the Mersey Tunnel Scheme, estimated to cost £4,628,000, carried out jointly by the Liverpool and Birkenhead Corporations. The amount of the grant varies according to the nature of the scheme.