§ 4 and 5. Mr. MATHERSasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) the amount paid out in public assistance in Linlithgowshire for the year ended on the latest convenient date and similar particulars for the preceding five years, showing the number of persons involved in each period;
| Year. | Total expenditure on poor relief for year ended 15th May. | Number of poor persons, including dependants, in receipt of relief on 15th May. | ||||
| West Lothian. | Edinburgh.* | West Lothian. | Edinburgh.* | |||
| £ | £ | |||||
| 1930 | … | … | 63,828 | 385,284 | 3,286 | 14,048 |
| 1931 | … | … | 60,212 | 344,400 | 3,581 | 16,543 |
| 1932 | … | … | 65,992 | 391,560 | 4,166 | 16,730 |
| 1933 | … | … | 74,749 | 377,613 | 4,321 | 19,147 |
| 1934 | … | … | 78,786 | 402,462 | 4,742 | 20,237 |
| 1935 | … | … | 90,438 | 437,702 | 4,885 | 22,357 |
| * Separate figures for Leith are not available. |