§ Mr. J. Griffithsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the total amount 3085W of subsidies paid by the Government to agriculture and industry since 1931; and what is the approximate number of workmen employed in those industries and on the land in the occupations covered by the subsidies?
§ Lieut.-Colonel ColvilleThe subsidies paid and estimated to be paid from the Exchequer to agriculture and industry from 1st October, 1931, to 31st March, 1937, amount to £38,786,000, the total being built up as follows:
£ Beet Sugar 17,720,600 Cattle (payments to producers) 9,921,400 Milk 4,996,400 Herrings 78,800 Tramp Shipping 3,998,300 Civil Aviation 2,018,200 Light Horse Breeding 39,000 Mechanical Transport 13,300 38,786,000 I regret that it is not possible to state even approximately the total number of persons employed in occupations affected by the subsidies.