§ 78. Mr. DUNCAN GRAHAMasked the Secretary of State for Scotland the number of ex-service men at present in receipt of parish relief in the county of Lanark who have at any time been in receipt of a disability pension since their discharge from the Army?
§ The SECRETARY of STATE for SCOTLAND (Sir John Gilmour)I regret that statistics are not available in regard to the number of ex-service men in receipt of poor relief who have previously been in receipt of disability pensions.
§ Mr. GRAHAMCannot the right hon. Gentleman get statistics? Is it not possible for the parish councils of Scotland to supply him with the information?
§ Sir J. GILMOURI will make inquiries into the matter, but I understand that it would be very difficult to obtain the information.
§ Mr. LANSBURYIs the right hon. Gentleman not aware of the fact that all these cases are tabulated by the parish councils? Would it not be possible to take two or three sample parish councils and get the information from those? Could the right hon. Gentleman not take Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee? The councils there could give the information quite easily.
§ 79. Mr. D. GRAHAMasked the Secretary of State for Scotland the number of destitute able-bodied persons, with their dependants, in receipt of parish relief in the counties of Ayr, Dumbarton, Edinburgh, Fife, Haddington, Lanark, Linlithgow, Renfrew, and Stirling, and the city parishes in Edinburgh and Glasgow, for the years ending 30th September, 1924, 1925, 1926, and 1927?
§ Sir J. GILMOURThe particulars asked for are being prepared, and I shall send the hon. Member a statement giving the desired information as soon as available.