§ 37. Mr. McGOVERNasked the Secretary of State for Scotland the number of persons drawing able-bodied relief in
STATEMENT showing the number of Able-bodied Poor chargeable at 15th May to the Parishes of Glasgow and Govan in each of the years 1922 to 1930 inclusive, and to the Burgh of Glasgow in the years 1931 to 1933, with the expenditure incurred on the relief of such cases in each of the years ended 15th May from 1922 to 1933 inclusive | |||||||||
Year. | Authority. | Able-bodied Poor chargeable at 15-May | Expenditure in connection with relief to Able-bodied poor during the year ended the 15th May.* | ||||||
Poor. | Dependants. | Total. | |||||||
£ | |||||||||
1922 | … | … | Glasgow Parish | … | … | 22,228 | 50,796 | 73,021 | 304,927 |
Govan Parish | … | … | |||||||
1923 | … | … | Glasgow Parish | … | … | 24,233 | 54,130 | 78,363 | 736,462 |
Govan Parish | … | … | |||||||
1924 | … | … | Glasgow Parish | … | … | 17,952 | 41,504 | 59,456 | 732,886 |
Govan Parish | … | … | |||||||
1925 | … | … | Glasgow Parish | … | … | 11,679 | 29,676 | 41,355 | 454,366 |
Govan Parish | … | … | |||||||
1926 | … | … | Glasgow Parish | … | … | 18,110 | 43,755 | 61,865 | 642,044 |
Govan Parish | … | … | |||||||
1927 | … | … | Glasgow Parish | … | … | 193,223 | 39,470 | 58,793 | 1,012,528 |
Govan Parish | … | … | |||||||
1928 | … | … | Glasgow Parish | … | … | 14,326 | 32,655 | 46,981 | 972,352 |
Govan Parish | … | … | |||||||
1929 | … | … | Glasgow Parish | … | … | 11,487 | 25,616 | 37,103 | 783,248 |
Govan Parish | … | … | |||||||
1930 | … | … | Glasgow Parish | … | … | 6,740 | 18,062 | 24,802 | 669,149 |
Govan Parish | … | … | |||||||
1931 | … | … | Glasgow Burgh | … | … | 8,418 | 15,604 | 24,022 | 442,475 |
1932 | … | … | Glasgow Burgh | … | … | 13,877 | 25,075 | 38,952 | 606,398 |
1933 | … | … | Glasgow Burgh | … | … | 21,573 | 33,307 | 54,880 | 876,798 |
*Includes administration expenses and repayment of interest on loans. | |||||||||
NOTES | |||||||||
1. The payment of relief to the able-bodied poor in Scotland was authorised for the first time by the Poor Law Emergency Provisions (Scotland) Act, 1921. | |||||||||
2. For the purposes of the above table the areas of the parishes of Glasgow and Govan as they existed prior to the passing of the Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1929, have been taken as being roughly comparable with the existing area of the Poor Law Authority of Glasgow. |
§ Glasgow for each year since 1918; and the annual amount spent by the Glasgow parish council or public assistance committee for each year since 1918?
The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for SCOTLAND (Mr, Skelton)As the answer involves a tabular statement, I propose, with the hon. Member's permission, to circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT. The statement gives the figures from 1922 onwards, poor relief to the able-bodied having been authorised for the first time by the Poor Law Emergency Provisions (Scotland) Act, 1921.
§ Sir WILLIAM WAYLANDCan the hon. Gentleman say how many Irish are unemployed in Glasgow?
§ Following is the statement: