HC Deb 31 January 1934 vol 285 cc369-71W
Mr. N. MACLEAN

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland the number of persons in Scotland in receipt of Poor Law relief at 15th December, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930 and 1931, respectively, giving

— (1) Adults. (2) Children. (3) Dependants. (4) Total.
Males. Females. Males. Females Wives. Children.
At 15th May:
1927 … 65,338 44,072 3,784 3,422 31,138 90,905 238,659
1928 … 60,264 43,370 3,754 3,346 28,184 85,013 223,931
1929 … 56,766 43,842 3,819 3,469 25,675 77,385 210,956
1930 … 47,042 44,537 3,998 3,606 19,095 63,481 181,759
1931 … 57,141 46,337 4,508 3,993 23,210 71,476 206,665
At 15th Dec.:
1930 … 58,755* 49,579* — — 22,008 70,036 200,378
1931 … 69,961* 52,605* — — 28,517 83,545 234,628
* These figures include children who are not dependants but are in receipt of poor relief in their own right. The precise numbers of such children cannot be separately stated.

Mr. MACLEAN

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland the number of persons in Scotland in receipt of able-bodied poor relief, and their dependants, at 15th December, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930 and 1931?

Sir G. COLLINS

I regret that, except for the years 1930 and 1931, the figures

Dependants.
— Males. Females. Wives. Children. Total.
At 15th May:
1927 … … … 34,361 2,837 22,156 51,693 111,047
1928 … … … 27,387 2,000 18,315 44,484 92,186
1929 … … … 21,967 1,649 14,850 35,973 74,439
1930 … … … 11,424 1,222 7,869 20,528 41,043
1931 … … … 15,778 1,765 9,371 23,582 50,496
At 15th December:
1930 … … … 13,872 1,573 8,580 22,185 46,210
1931 … … … 21,932 2,559 13,731 34,310 72,532

separately the figures for men, women and children?

Sir G. COLLINS

I regret that, except for the years 1930 and 1931, the figures asked for are not available. The following table shows the number of poor persons in Scotland in receipt of poor relief (including relief to the able-bodied poor) at 15th May in each year from 1927 to 1931, and at 15th December in the years 1930 and 1931. The children mentioned in column (2) are children receiving relief in their own right and not as dependants of an adult recipient.

asked for are not available. The following table shows the number of able-bodied persons in Scotland in receipt of poor relief at 15th May in each year from 1927 to 1931, and at 15th December, in the years 1930 and 1931.