§ Mr. ESSLEMONTasked the Lord Advocate whether he is aware that there are at present 500 men on the register of the Aberdeen distress committee whose applications have been approved in terms of the Act and regulations; if the Local Government Board have refused a grant; and what steps he proposes to take in the matter?
§ Mr. UREI am aware of the facts referred to by my hon. Friend. The circumstances in regard to the distress committee's work at Aberdeen have been carefully considered, in connection with the local conditions and with the general situation elsewhere in Scotland, and the Local Government Board do not consider that they are such as to justify a grant. No further action is proposed.