§ Dr. FORGANasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the total amount of Government grants made last year to committees in Scotland concerned with the after-care of mental and physical defectives; the number of the committees among which this amount is divided; and the average sum received by, each?
Mr. W. ADAMSONThe total amount of Government grants, made last year to societies in Scotland assisting and supervising uncertified mental defectives was £750. Of this sum £600 was paid to a1420W central association, with headquarters at Paisley, which operates through local care committees in various parts of Scotland, and £150 to a society in Edinburgh. Of the £600 grant to the central association a sum of £200 was allocated last year to 11 local care committees—an average of approximately £18 each.