33. Mr. Davidsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland the total annual expenditure on Poor Law relief in Scotland 190 for the years ended May, 1931, and 1937, respectively?
§ Mr. ElliotI regret that information as to the expenditure on poor relief in Scotland for the year to 15th May, 1937, is not yet available. With the hon. Member's permission, however, I shall circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT a statement of the expenditure for the years ended 15th May, 1931, and 15th May, 1936.
Mr. DavidsonIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that in the Glasgow "Forward" there is a report by the ex-Treasurer of Glasgow indicating the figures for Glasgow for the dates for which I have asked the information, and if the ex-Treasurer of Glasgow is able to get the figures, why cannot the right hon. Gentleman give them to the House?
§ Mr. ElliotThe figures for the separate local authorities are generally available before the figures for Scotland as a whole.
§ Mr. H. G. WilliamsWhy are the statistics of expenditure of local authorities in Scotland published so much later than the corresponding figures for this country?
§ Following is the statement:
§ Expenditure on relief to the sane poor in Scotland for the years ended 15th May, 1931 and 15th May, 1936.
| — | Able-bodied poor. | Ordinary poor. | Total. |
| 1931. | £ | £ | £ |
| Outdoor | 631,784 | 2,012,213 | 2,643,997 |
| Indoor | 21,323 | 776,482 | 797,805 |
| 653,107 | 2,788,695 | 3,441,802 | |
| 1936. | |||
| Outdoor | 2,478,608 | 3,786,611 | 6,265,219 |
| Indoor | 35,731 | 629,853 | 665,584 |
| 2,514,339 | 4,416,464 | 6,930,803* | |
| *The grant to local authorities in Scotland under the Unemployment Assistance (Temporary Provisions) (No. 2) Act, 1934, which falls to be set off against the poor law expenditure for 1936, amounted to £1,632,507. |