§ 16. Mr. ROBERT MacDONALDasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether his attention has been called to the fact that several houses in Langside Road, Glasgow, have been rendered uninhabitable owing to subsidences, whereby the tenants have been warned out and compelled to seek other accommodation; is he aware that these dispossessed tenants are now required to pay the whole rates and taxes in respect of the houses lately occupied by them, notwithstanding that in most cases they will also be paying taxes for alternative accommodation; whether he is prepared to take steps to authorise some relief in the payment of the rates, seeing the corporation in regard to water rates, and the landlord in respect of rent, have already done so; and is he prepared to introduce legislation to remedy the present law?
§ Major ELLIOTMy right hon. Friend understands that the statement in the first part of the question is correct. He
| Parish. | Number of persons in receipt of able-bodied relief at | Amount of relief paid during year ended | ||||
| 12th March, 1927. | 12th March, 1928. | l2th March, 1927. | 12th March, 1928. | |||
| £ | £ | |||||
| Glasgow | … | … | 36,917 | 28,372 | 511,425* | 518,678 |
| Govan | … | … | 23,117 | 18,816 | 314,168* | 333,322 |
| * Exclusive of cost of relief to miners' families during coal stoppage, namely, Glasgow £24,781, Govan £2,771. |