§ 1. Mr. Mathersasked the Secretary of State for Scotland the number of old age pensioners in the county of Linlithgow; how many of these were given public assistance during 1938; and the cost of this assistance?
§ The Secretary of State for Scotland (Mr. Colville)As old age pension records are not kept on a geographical basis I regret that the information asked for in the first part of the question is not available. With regard to the second and third parts, the county council inform me that during the week ended 15th May, 1938, the most recent date for which information is available, 703 old age pensioners were afforded outdoor assistance at a cost of £172 8s. 9d. for that week.
§ Mr. MathersDoes the right hon. Gentleman take any lesson from those figures, and does he propose to recommend the Government to do anything about it?
§ Mr. ColvilleThat is another question.