§ 20. Mr. STEPHENasked the Secretary of State for Scotland the number of men and women in receipt of able-bodied relief in Scotland during the first three months of 1927?
§ Sir J. GILMOURI propose, with the hon. Member's permission, to circulate the figures in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following are the figures:
§ The number of able-bodied in receipt of Poor Law relief in Scotland at 15th January, 1927, was:—
| Paupers. | Dependants. | Total. | |
| Males. | Females. | ||
| 36,415 | 3,118 | 79,405 | 118,938 |
§ Total figures for Scotland are not available for the months of February and March, 1927, but in 80 parishes in which unemployment was highest the numbers relieved were:—
| —— | Paupers | Dependants. | Total. | |
| 15th January | … | 38,528 | 77,303 | 115,831 |
| 15th February | … | 37,857 | 74,738 | 112,595 |
| 15th March | … | 37,806 | 75,725 | 113,531 |
§ No information as to the number of males and females chargeable in the 80 parishes is available.