18. Mr. J. J. DAVIDSONasked the Minister of Labour the contribution per head of the population of Scotland and England, respectively, to the Unemployment Assistance Fund?
§ Lieut.-Colonel MUIRHEADThe grant to the Unemployment Assistance Fund for 1936–37 as shown on page 83 of the Civil Estimates (1936), Class V, 12, is paid wholly from voted moneys and is not allocated as between England and Scotland, respectively. I may add that various details as to the expenditure on social services, with separate figures for Scotland, are given in the Public Social Services Return issued in November, 1935 (Cmd. 5025).
Mr. DAVIDSONIn view of the fact that the report shows that Scotland is asked to pay a much higher burden than England or Wales, is there any 2104 chance of the hon. and gallant Member's Department taking this into consideration in their report?
§ Lieut.-Colonel MUIRHEADI cannot give the hon. Member any promise.