§ Mr. GALLACHERasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what steps, if any, have been taken to ensure that unemployed persons and their families in Scotland shall be in receipt of additional Christmas and winter relief?
§ Sir G. COLLINSI am advised that under the Scottish Poor Laws there are no provisions which would enable the granting of extra relief on the occasion of Christmas. As to the provision of additional relief for the winter months, local authorities are aware that the relief granted must, on all occasions, be sufficient to meet the needs of the applicants. If any applicant is dissatisfied with the amount of relief he is receiving he has a statutory right to complain to the Department of Health.