§ Captain ELLISTONasked the Minister of Health whether he will state the amount of money expended each year, since the Local Government Act, 1929, came into operation, on the development and expansion of the maternity and child welfare services out of the £5,000,000 appropriated under Section 86 of the Local Government Act, 1929, as an annual sum during the first fixed grant period to provide for the development of local social services; and whether any unexpended balance in each year has been allowed to accumulate to provide for further expansion in ensuing years?
§ Sir K. WOODThe £5,000,000 referred to formed part of the annual General Exchequer Contribution under Section 86 of the Local Government Act, 1929, for the first fixed grant period. This General Exchequer Contribution was distributed among local authorities in accordance with the provisions of the Act, the share of each local authority being applicable in aid of local government expenses generally, no portion being assigned to any specific service.