§ H. Mr. NEIL MACLEANasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he can state the basis on which he calculates that the expenditure on able-bodied unemployed borne by the local authority in Glasgow is 5 per cent. of the total expenditure for this purpose;
| £ | ||
| (1) Expenditure by local authority on able-bodied relief to be transferred to the Unemployment Assistance Board (or until second appointed day met by new grant) | 1,379,000 | |
| (2) Unemployment assistance to persons already transferred to Board | 2,400,000 | |
| (3) Contribution by local authority under Section 45 of Unemployment Assistance Act, 1934 | 3,779,000 | |
| (4) Amount of block grant under Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1929, appropriate to the £1,379,000 of expenditure to be transferred. (In Glasgow the block grant represents 15.18 per cent. of the total rate and grant borne expenditure for the year 1934–35) | 209,332 | |
| (5) Net future charge to local authority—difference between (3) and (4) | 189,668 | |
| (6) Future charge to Exchequer: | ||
| £ | ||
| (i)Unemployment Assistance | 2,400,000 | |
| (ii)Transferred expenditure less local authority's contribution (£1,379,000–£399,000 | 980,000 | |
| (iii)Block grant appropriate to transferred expenditure | 209,332 | |
| 3,589,332 | ||
| (7)£3,589,332 = 95 per cent. of £3,779,000. | ||
| £189,668 = 5 per cent. of £3,779,000. |
§ The cost of relieving able-bodied persons who are outwith the scope of the Unemployment Assistance Act, 1934, is not included in the above calculations. The estimated expenditure (£190,000) on relief of such persons of less the block grant (£28,842) appropriate to such expenditure gives a net figure of £161,158 and if this be added to the £189,668 shown above, the future charge to the ratepayers would be £350,826. The relative proportion of the expenditure to be borne by the Exchequer and by the local authority would then be as follows:
§ Exchequer, 91.2 per cent.
§ Local Authority,8.8 per cent.