HC Deb 12 December 1938 vol 342 cc1622-3W
Major Carver

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education what grants have been awarded so far to each area committee by the National Fitness Council, under the Physical Training and Recreation Act, 1937; and what has been the expenditure in each area on offices, staff and administration?

Mr. Lindsay

I assume that my hon. Friend refers to capital grants under the Act awarded to the various applicants in the areas of each of the Area Committees. I append a statement showing the amount of the capital grants awarded in each area up to date, and also the expenditure in each area on offices, staff and administration.

My hon. Friend will realise that the examination and transmission of all grant applications made under Section 3 (1) (a) of the Act (whether the applications are successful or not) is only one of the

Area Committee. Grants awarded. Expenditure on Offices, Staff and Administration.
Annual Rent of Offices. Salaries and Wages, Travelling and Incidental Expenses, Furniture, Fittings, etc.
(1) (2) (3) (4)
£ £ £
1. Northumberland and Durham … 147,565 110 2,612
2. Cumberland and Westmorland … 43,544 45 1,510
3. Yorkshire (North and East Riding) … 62,908 80 1,514
4. Yorkshire (West Riding) … 67,580 68 2,433
5. Lancashire and Cheshire … 66,315 380 2,535
6. Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire … 63,285 165 1,523
7. Lincolnshire … 87,320 part of 125 2,197
8. Norfolk and Suffolk … 7,585 65 1,771
9. Cambridgeshire Group … 6,905 100 1,212
10. Northamptonshire Group … 14,060 60 1,682
11. Worcestershire Group … 52,620 285 2,161
12. Shropshire and Herefordshire … 11,790 98 1,227
13.Somerset and Gloucestershire … 32,302 160 2,751
14. Oxfordshire Group … 63,420 130 1,472
15. Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire … 16,675 120 1,457
16. Essex … 32,900 298 2,066
17. Kent … 17,315 175 1,706
18. London and Middlesex … 129,040 450 2,965
19. Surrey and Sussex … 23,395 355 2,048
20. Hampshire Group … 32,300 90 2,228
21. Devon and Cornwall … 26,160 part of 300 1,417
22. Wales … 100,823 90 2,805
Total … 1,105,807 — 43,292

In addition to the expenditure shown in Column 4 stationery and supplies to the total value of £2,411 have been issued to the Area Committees by the Stationery Office.