§ Mr. Leonardasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many estates have been purchased for land settlement purposes with the assistance of State money; the number ready for occupation by settlers; the number actually occupied; and, of the latter, the number occupied by persons still dependent on the Unemployment Assistance Board?
§ Mr. ColvilleThe answer to the first part of the question is 172. Up to 31st December, 1938, 3,271 new holdings and 824 enlargements of holdings have been formed on these estates. All these holdings, except for a few current vacancies on Highland estates, are occupied by tenants. There are 22 trainees in occupation of holdings prior to their acceptance as tenants at the end of their training period, during which they receive Unemployment Assistance Board allowances. Apart from these, there are no statistics available to show the number of the Department's tenants who may be in receipt of such allowance.