HC Deb 10 December 1929 vol 233 cc274-5W
Mr. WATSON

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland the amount of money expended by parish councils in able-bodied relief in the counties of Midlothian, including the city of Edinburgh, West Lothian, and Fife, for each year since 1924, giving the amount spent in each county separately?

Mr. ADAMSON

The following table gives the information asked in respect of the years ended the 15th May, 1924, to 1929, inclusive:

at the last convenient date, stating separately the lunatic poor?

Mr. W. ADAMSON

The following table gives the desired particulars as at

— Male. Female. Total. Dependants.
Sane Poor:
Destitute Able-bodied Unemployed … 21,967 1,649 23,616 50,823
All other Sane Poor … 28,841 36,290 65,131 52,202
Lunatics … 9,518 9,340 18,858 —
Total … 60,326 47,279 107,605 103,025