HC Deb 17 June 1937 vol 325 cc578-80W
Mr. Graham

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will state the number of old age pensioners in each of the counties of Scotland, separately, who are in receipt of public assistance, with the amount of allowance payable in each county?

Mr. Elliot

I regret that the information asked for in the second part of the question is not available. Following is the answer to the first part of the question.

NUMBER OF OLD AGE PENSIONERS in receipt of relief at 15th May, 1936, in each county in Scotland including the large burghs.
Aberdeen County … … 281
Aberdeen Burgh … … 555
Total … … 836
Angus County … … 227
Arbroath Burgh … … 130
Dundee Burgh … … 1,457
Total … … 1,814
Argyll County … … 336
Total … … 336
Ayr County … … 1,630
Ayr Burgh … … 168
Kilmarnock Burgh … … 179
Total … … 1,977
Banff County … … 137
Total … … 137
Berwick County … … 65
Total … … 65
Bute County … … 89
Total … … 89
Caithness County … … 100
Total … … 100
Clackmannan County … … 207
Total … … 207

Dumfries County … 151
Dumfries Burgh … 120
Total … 271
Dunbarton County … 648
Clydebank Burgh … 493
Dumbarton Burgh … 246
Total … 1,387
East Lothian County … 307
Total … 307
Fife County … 1,227
Dunfermline Burgh … 242
Kirkcaldy Burgh … 433
Total … 1,902
Inverness County … 301
Inverness Burgh … 96
Total … 397
Kincardine County … 22
Total … 22
Kirkcudbright County … 132
Total … 132
Lanark County … 3,000
Airdrie Burgh … 286
Coatbridge Burgh … 522
Glasgow Burgh … 13,428
Hamilton Burgh … 436
Motherwell and Wishaw Burgh … 596
Rutherglen Burgh … 196
Total … 18,464
Midlothian County … 564
Edinburgh Burgh … 2,522
Total … 3,086
Moray and Nairn County … 177
Total … 177
Orkney County … 52
Total … 52
Peebles County … 40
Total … 40
Perth and Kinross County … 247
Perth Burgh … 107
Total … 354
Renfrew County … 614
Greenock Burgh … 719
Paisley Burgh … 491
Port Glasgow Burgh … 230
Total … 2,054

Ross and Cromarty County … 223
Total … 223
Roxburgh County … 109
Total … 109
Selkirk County … 95
Total … 95
Stirling County … 766
Falkirk Burgh … 325
Stirling Burgh … 167
Total … 1,258
Sutherland County … 93
Total … 93
West Lothian County … 797
Total … 797
Wigtown County … 190
Total … 190
Zetland County … 49
Total … 49
Grand total for all Scotland … 37,020

NOTE.—The figures are obtained once in each year. The returns relating to 15th May, 1937, are not yet completed. The figures include both those in receipt of contributory old age pensions between the ages of 65 and 70 and those pensioners who are over 70 years of age.