§ 12. Mr. NEIL MACLEANasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he can state to the last convenient date the number of persons and their dependants who are in receipt of able-bodied poor relief in Scotland?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for SCOTLAND (Mr. Skelton)On the 15th September last, 63,589 able-bodied persons with 117,564 dependants were in receipt of poor relief in Scotland.
§ Mr. SKELTONI should require notice of that question.
§ Mr. HERBERT WILLIAMSCan my hon. Friend say whether the bulk of those persons were registered at the unemployment exchange?
§ Mr. SKELTONAgain, I must ask for notice of the question.
§ 13. Mr. MACLEANasked the Secretary of State for Scotland, the number of persons in receipt of Poor Law relief on the last available date?
§ Mr. SKELTONOn the 15th September last, 162,142 poor persons with 209,535 dependants were in receipt of poor relief in Scotland. These numbers include vagrants and persons in receipt of outdoor medical relief.
§ Mr. MACLEANIs the number of vagrants under medical relief separated in the tables and in the total?
§ Mr. SKELTONNo, Sir; they are not so separated in the answer that I have given, but they can be communicated privately to the hon. Member.