asked the Lord Privy Seal if he has received applications from the Gillingham Town Council for unemployment grants in respect of schemes for drainage at Rainham, road widening, and the building of a town hall; and whether any of these schemes have been approved?

Since 1st June, 1929, the outline of a scheme for main drainage in the parish of Rainham has been received from the Gillingham Town Council, but no formal application for a grant has been made.