§ Mr. REAasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury what was the amount included in the Estimates for 1932–33 in respect of the grant to the Unemployment Fund for transitional payments and certain other services for the period from 30th June, 1932, to the end of the financial year, provision for which grant and services for the period 30th June, 1933, to 31st March, 1934, is not included in the Estimate now presented to Parliament; and what would be the cost of such provisions on the basis of the figure of unemployment remaining at its present level?
§ Sir H. BETTERTON:The answer to the first part of the question is, about £21,000,000. As regards the second part, I would refer the hon. Member to the reply given to day by the Financial Secretary to the Treasury to the hon. Member for Croydon South (Mr. H. Williams).