HC Deb 15 May 1928 vol 217 cc868-71W
Mr. GRAHAM

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland the amount of money disbursed by each of the parishes of Blantyre, Bothwell, Cambuslang, Cambusnethan, Carluke, Dalserf, Dalziel, Hamilton, Lesmahago, New and Old Monkland, Rutherglen, Shotts, and Stonehouse, in

EXPENDITURE ON POOR RELIEF (Indoor and Outdoor) to Destitute Able-bodied Unemployed for certain parishes in the County of Lanark for each of the years ended 15th May, 1921 to 1927, and expenditure on Outdoor Relief for 48 weeks ended 14th April, 1928.
— 1921. 1922. 1923. 1924. 1925. 1926. 1927. 48 weeks ended 14th April, 1928.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
25,226*
Blantyre … … — 9,223 3,389 1,084 1,914 2,899 7,326 10,348
72,385*
Bothwell … … — 11,014 13,160 4,459 2,606 5,224 16,107 19,025
15,782*
Cambuslang … … — 7,559 14,837 6,841 4,813 6,328 9,242 11,950
12,104*
Cambusnethan … … — 6,528 6,491 1,233 249 889 3,467 6,490
3,535*
Carluke … … — 60 51 52 63 280 336 †
30,391*
Dalserf … … — 1,563 3,742 1,307 1,900 3,874 9,469 10,385
16,798*
Dalziel … … — 5,928 7,650 2,156 878 745 1,966 1,283
55,795*
Hamilton … … — 8,682 5,785 3,631 5,288 9,774 19,329 20,585
6,255*
Lesmahagow … … — 518 214 71 55 116 415 †
10,336*
New Monkland … … — 8,599 15,069 6,424 3,867 4,721 8,008 8,754
17,902*
Old Monkland … … — 34,325 53,255 19,123 5,937 5,164 9,205 9,024
3,376*
Rutherglen … … — 4,029 7,608 5,343 2,848 4,014 9,512 10,493
32,134*
Shotts … … — 1,095 494 58 284 876 599 2,066
2,138*
Stonehouse … … — 14 116 43 18 66 390 †
* These figures relate to relief afforded to miners' families during the Coal Stoppage
† No returns called for.

NOTE.—The figures in Column 8 refer to the amounts of expenditure on outdoor relief only.

The amounts expended on indoor relief during the period in question are not yet available.

Mr. W. M. WATSON

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland the amount paid in able-bodied relief in each of the parishes in the Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy areas of the County of Fife for the year ending 31st March, 1928, and the amount of local rates borne by each parish?

Sir J. GILMOUR

As the Scottish financial year closes on 15th May, complete figures are not available for the

the County of Lanark, in payment of relief to unemployed for each year from 1921 until the end of 1927; and the amount paid from the beginning of the present year until the latest available date?

Sir J. GILMOUR

The following table gives the information for which the hon. Members asks:

year 1927–28. Special returns are collected from eight of the parishes in the Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy districts and the expenditure on relief to the able-bodied poor in these parishes for the 48 weeks ended 14th April, 1928, together with the rateable values and the rates per £ levied in 1927–28, is given below. An estimate of the amount of assessment imposed may be made by multiplying the mean of the rateable values by the total rate.

— Expenditure on relief to the able-bodied poor for 48 weeks ended 14th April, 1928. Rateable Values, 1927–28. Total rates per £ 1927–28 (excluding Special District Rates and Water Rates).
Owner. Occupier. Poor Rate. All other Rates. Total.
Dunfermline District— £ £ £ s. d. s. d. s. d.
Beath Parish 5,552
Landward Area … — 52,331 50,776 5 7.4 10 2.9 15 10.3
Cowdenbeath Burgh … — 67,153 67,017 4 5.3 9 2.7 13 8.0
Dunfermline Parish … 4,807
Landward Area … — 43,145 36,632 1 7.6 9 11.5 11 7.1
Dunfermline Burgh … — 287,264 283,615 1 5.1 9 2.9 10 8.0
Inverkeithing Parish … 1,752
Landward Area … — 44,109 42,477 1 1.0 9 11.1 11 0.1
Inverkeithing Burgh … — 36,213 35,228 1 4.0 6 9.8 8 1.8
Kirkcaldy District—
Auchterderran Parish … 2,489
Landward Area … — 55,761 52,776 3 10.3 9 0.5 12 10.8
Lochgelly Burgh (part) … — 35,204 34,934 3 2.0 10 1.0 13 3.0
Ballingry Parish … 3,614
Landward Area … — 46,307 45,254 6 5.0 9 0.2 15 5.2
Lochgelly Burgh (part) … — 6,404 6,346 5 0.0 9 10.0 14 10.0
Burntisland Parish 94
Landward Area … — 8,839 7,670 7.5 9 0.8 9 8.3
Burntisland Burgh … — 54,224 54,105 7.3 6 10.7 7 6.0
Kirkcaldy Parish … 4,966
Landward Area … — 23,374 18,721 1 7.4 8 11.8 10 7.2
Dysart Burgh … — 20,569 20,498 1 7.5 8 7.3 10 2.8
Kirkcaldy Burgh … — 305,646 304,927 1 5.6 8 10.4 10 4.0
Wemyss Parish … 7,011
Landward Area … — 61,332 58,806 4 9.8 9 2.0 13 11.8
Buckhaven Burgh … — 104,591 103,113 3 3.8 10 0.2 13 4.0