§ Mr. G. MACDONALDasked the Minister of Health the total cost of relieving the able-bodied in each of the last five years, giving separate figures for Lancashire?
§ Mr. SHAKESPEAREThe following statement shows the expenditure on out-relief to persons ordinarily engaged in some regular occupation and their dependants during each of the last five financial years. I should add that the figures relate not to the able-bodied as a class, but to persons ordinarily engaged in some regular occupation.
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Year ended 31st March. Expenditure on out-relief in money and kind to persons ordinarily engaged in some regular occupation and their dependants. England and Wales. Lancashire.* £ £ 1929 5,193,685 1,087,611 1930 4,487,219 1,068,480 1931 3,335,916 690,139 1932 4,289,212 975,073 1933 (approxi mate). 6,461,000 1,504,000 *The figures for the years 1931 to 1933 relate to the administrative county of Lancaster and the 17 associated county boroughs. Those for the years 1929 and 1930 relate to the union county, which was not exactly conterminous with the administrative county and the county boroughs. within the last 12 months to foreign ports and overseas ports, respectively 1
§ Mr. RUNCIMANThe following table gives particulars of the number and gross tonnage of vessels transferred from ports of registry in the United Kingdom, as sold to foreigners, or whose registry was transferred to a British overseas port.