27. Lieut.-Colonel CHARLES KERRasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he can state the estimated future charges which will be borne by the Exchequer and the local authorities of Scotland, respectively, on account of able-bodied unemployed persons coming
Authority. | Estimated total annual future charge in respect of able-bodied persons coming within the scope of the Unemployment Assistance Act, 1934. | Estimated total annual future charge in respect of all able-bodied unemployed persons. | ||||||||
Local Authority. | National Exchequer. | Local Authority. | National Exchequer. | |||||||
Cost. | Percentage of total cost. | Cost. | Percentage of total cost. | Cost. | Percentage of total cost. | Cost. | Percentage of total cost. | |||
County of: | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||||||
Aberdeen | … | * | — | 90,970 | 100.00 | * | — | 92,223 | 100.00 | |
Angus | … | … | * | — | 44,815 | 100.00 | 978 | 2.09 | 45,761 | 97.91 |
Argyll | … | … | 231 | 0.39 | 59,069 | 99.61 | 4,789 | 7.26 | 61,141 | 92.74 |
Ayr | … | … | 3,086 | 0.77 | 397,514 | 99.23 | 8,824 | 2.16 | 400,085 | 97.84 |
Banff | … | … | * | — | 55,255 | 100.00 | * | — | 55,559 | 100.00 |
Berwick | … | * | — | 6,269 | 100.00 | 34 | 0.50 | 6,748 | 99.50 | |
Bute | … | … | 42 | 0.34 | 12,158 | 99.66 | 562 | 4.39 | 12,246 | 95.61 |
Caithness | … | * | — | 34,960 | 100.00 | * | — | 35,231 | 100.00 | |
Clackmannan | … | 656 | 1.65 | 39,044 | 98.35 | 945 | 2.36 | 39,158 | 97.64 | |
Dumbarton | … | 4,977 | 3.16 | 152,323 | 96.84 | 7,773 | 4.83 | 153,026 | 95.17 | |
Dunfries | … | * | — | 36,625 | 100.00 | * | — | 37,110 | 100.00 | |
East Lothian | … | * | — | 26,335 | 100.00 | 431 | 1.59 | 26,752 | 98.41 | |
Fife | … | … | 3,003 | 1.17 | 254,597 | 98.83 | 6,503 | 2.47 | 256,378 | 97.53 |
Inverness | … | * | — | 48,618 | 100.00 | * | — | 48,864 | 100.00 | |
Kincardine | … | * | — | 15,754 | 100.00 | * | — | 15,957 | 100.00 | |
Kirkcudbright | … | * | — | 8,933 | 100.00 | * | — | 8,974 | 100.00 | |
Lanark | … | … | * | — | 749,070 | 100.00 | 8,642 | 1.13 | 754,105 | 98.87 |
Midlothian | … | 642 | 1.01 | 62,958 | 98.99 | 1,857 | 2.84 | 63,563 | 97.16 | |
Moray and Nairn | * | — | 40,536 | 100.00 | * | — | 41,124 | 100.00 | ||
Orkney | … | … | * | — | 2,091 | 100.00 | 153 | 5.71 | 2,525 | 94.29 |
Peebles | … | … | 124 | 1.80 | 6,776 | 98.20 | 241 | 3.41 | 6,836 | 96.59 |
Perth and Kinross. | * | — | 33,405 | 100.00 | 334 | 0.96 | 34,540 | 99.04 | ||
Renfrew | … | 3,595 | 2.71 | 129,305 | 97.29 | 6,235 | 4.57 | 130,083 | 95.43 | |
Ross and Cromarty. | * | — | 67,371 | 100.00 | * | — | 68,544 | 100.00 | ||
Roxburgh | … | * | — | 20,664 | 100.00 | 125 | 0.59 | 21,073 | 99.41 | |
Selkirk | … | … | 224 | 1.33 | 16,676 | 98.67 | 457 | 2.65 | 16,796 | 97.35 |
Stirling | … | … | 513 | 0.41 | 124,087 | 99.59 | 1,457 | 1.16 | 124,540 | 98.84 |
Sutherland | … | * | — | 6,652 | 100.00 | 6 | 0.09 | 6,685 | 99.91 | |
West Lothian | … | * | — | 90,524 | 100.00 | 467 | 0.51 | 91,938 | 99.49 | |
Wigtown | … | * | — | 12,834 | 100.00 | * | — | 13,105 | 100.00 | |
Zetland | … | … | * | — | 3,836 | 100.00 | * | — | 3,965 | 100.00 |
Burgh of: | ||||||||||
Aberdeen | … | 9,865 | 4.51 | 218,535 | 95.49 | 18,468 | 7.72 | 220,628 | 92.28 | |
Airdrie | … | … | 456 | 0.44 | 103,444 | 99.56 | 1,787 | 1.69 | 103,908 | 98.31 |
Arbroath | … | * | — | 30,263 | 100.00 | * | — | 30,271 | 100.00 | |
Ayr | … | … | 830 | 1.59 | 52,270 | 98.41 | 1,730 | 3.19 | 52,489 | 96.81 |
Clydebank | … | 9,501 | 6.01 | 157,999 | 93.99 | 12,373 | 7.22 | 158,927 | 92.78 | |
Coatbridge | … | 1,215 | 0.71 | 172,285 | 99.29 | 2,281 | 0.90 | 172,778 | 99.10 | |
Dumbarton | … | 2,492 | 2.85 | 87,408 | 97.15 | 3,485 | 3.82 | 87,752 | 96.18 |
§ within the scope of the Unemployment Act, and all able-bodied unemployed persons whether or not they come within the scope of the Act?
§ Sir G. COLLINSI am circulating a statement giving the desired information in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the statement:
1475Authority. | Estimated total annual future charge in respect of able-bodied persons coming within the scope of the Unemployment Assistance Act, 1934. | Estimated total annual future charge in respect of all able-bodied unemployed persons. | ||||||||
Local Authority. | National Exchequer. | Local Authority. | National Exchequer. | |||||||
Cost. | Percentage of total cost. | Cost. | Percentage of total cost. | Cost. | Percentage of total cost. | Cost. | Percentage of total cost. | |||
Burgh of—contd. | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||||||
Dumfries | … | 781 | 2.51 | 31,119 | 97.49 | 1,121 | 3.47 | 31,221 | 96.53 | |
Dundee | … | … | 1,904 | 0.40 | 475,896 | 99.60 | 11,849 | 2.41 | 478,851 | 97.59 |
Dunfermline | … | 975 | 1.97 | 49,425 | 98.03 | 1,276 | 2.51 | 49,523 | 97.49 | |
Edinburgh | … | 54,634 | 10.89 | 501,766 | 89.11 | 91,096 | 15.21 | 507,805 | 84.79 | |
Falkirk | … | … | 2,950 | 5.89 | 50,050 | 94.11 | 3,976 | 7.31 | 50,424 | 92.69 |
Glasgow | … | 189,668 | 5.28 | 3,589,332 | 94.72 | 350,826 | 8.84 | 3,618,174 | 91.16 | |
Greenock | … | 103 | 0.03 | 356,597 | 99.97 | 4,795 | 1.33 | 358,305 | 98.67 | |
Hamilton | … | 4,347 | 3.35 | 129,753 | 96.65 | 5,034 | 3.73 | 129,982 | 96.27 | |
Inverness | … | 540 | 2.15 | 25,160 | 97.85 | 1,149 | 4.35 | 25,292 | 95.65 | |
Kilmarnock | … | 466 | 0.62 | 75,534 | 99.38 | 736 | 0.96 | 75,616 | 99.04 | |
Kirkcaldy | … | 2,397 | 3.15 | 76,103 | 96.85 | 3,724 | 4.64 | 76,558 | 95.36 | |
Motherwell and Wishaw. | 666 | 0.28 | 237,034 | 99.72 | 2,292 | 0.96 | 237,687 | 99.04 | ||
Paisley | … | … | 7,581 | 4.30 | 176,419 | 95.70 | 11,199 | 5.94 | 177,263 | 94.06 |
Perth | … | … | 17 | 0.04 | 38,683 | 99.96 | 1,963 | 4.77 | 39,231 | 95.23 |
Port Glasgow | … | 1,431 | 1.20 | 118,869 | 98.80 | 2,930 | 2.39 | 119,595 | 97.61 | |
Rutherglen | … | 915 | 1.97 | 46,485 | 98.03 | 1,740 | 3.59 | 46,721 | 96.41 | |
Stirling | … | … | 1,661 | 5.23 | 31,739 | 94.77 | 3,100 | 8.83 | 32,023 | 91.17 |
* The "Block Grant" appropriate to the expenditure on which the estimates are based is greater than the future charge to be borne by the Local Authority. | ||||||||||
NOTE.—The cost to the local authority has been estimated on the basis of expenditure incurred during the three months December, 1931, and January and February, 1935, in accordance with figures supplied by the local authorities. The contribution payable by the local authority in terms of Section 45 of the Unemployment Act, 1934, has been included in estimating the cost to the local authorities. | ||||||||||
In making the calculations the proportion of "Block Grant" applicable to the expenditure on the able-bodied poor has in each case been deducted in order to arrive at the net charge falling on the Local Authority. The amount so deducted has been included as part of the charge falling on the Exchequer. |