HC Deb 13 March 1939 vol 345 cc50-1W
Mr. Lyons

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will state the approximate total of expenditure from national funds during 1937 –38, and the proposed estimated total for 1938 –39, in respect of development works and all subsidies and financial assistance to all branches of industry, agriculture, slum clearance, telephone development, and Special Areas, including and indicating the amount of financial aid, other than insurance, for unemployed?

Statement of expenditure from national funds on development work, etc., as specified below.
Service. Expenditure,1937–38 (actual). Expenditure 1938 –39 (estimated)..
£ £
1 Grants to Public Utility Companies under Part 1 of the Development (Loan Guarantees and Grants) Act, 1929. 821,600 750,000
2 Slum Clearance 2,584,000 3.210,000
3 Other Housing grants 14,489,000 14,391,000
4 Commissioners for the Special Areas 4,467,000 7,942,000
5 Financial Assistance in Special and other Areas 8,000 800,000
6 Grants in respect of Employment Schemes (Part 11 of Development, etc., Act, 1929). 3,668,000 3,520,000
7 Rural Water Supply Grants 232,000 216,000
8 Expenditure by Office of Works, on New Works, etc. 985,300 1.495.500
9 Transference, Training, etc. 1,557.000 1,592,000
10. Agricultural Development and Subsidies including Land Settlement. 8,422,800 11,497,000
11. Forestry 750,000 800,000
12. Fishery Development, including the Herring Industry 153,600 134,900
13. Grants by Department of Scientific and Industrial Research to Research Associations. 144.300 164,100
14. Grants by Board of Trade to British Standards Institution 3,100 3,500
15. Grant by Board of Trade to National Register of Industrial Art Designers. 2,200 2,000
16. Civil Aviation Subsidies 614,000 1,084,000.
17. Light Horse Breeding 5,000 5,000
18. Mechanical Transport Subsidy 60 —
19. Unemployment Assistance Allowances 39,748,000 42,510,000
20. Grants to Public Assistance Authorities 382,000 —
21. Road Fund Grants 18,990,000 23,615,000
22. Postal and Telephone Loan Expenditure 17,153,000 21,343,000
23. Advances to Cunard-White Star Company 500,000 2,630,000
115,679,960 137,705,000
Of the above items 1 to 21 are met out of moneys provided by Parliament. With the exception of a proportion of the expenditure under items 8 and 9 which is recovered from the Unemployment Fund and other Funds, the cost of items 1 to 21 falls directly upon the Budget in both years. The amount recoverable from Funds in respect of the two items mentioned may be estimated at£673,000 in 1937–38 and£647,000 in 1938–39. The net total charge on voted moneys for the items specified therefore is£97,353,960 in 1937–38 and£113,085,000 in 1938–39.