POOR LAW RELIEF, PLYMOUTH. (Hansard, 22 May 1931)

§ Mr. HORE-BELISHA
asked the Minister of Health the number of persons in receipt of Poor Law relief in the city of Plymouth, specifying categories, for the month of April, 1931?

§ Mr. GREENWOOD
The following statement shows the number of persons in receipt of poor relief in the City of Plymouth on Saturday, 25th April, 1931.

Institutional Relief (including casuals but excluding rate-aided patients in Mental Hospitals) 571

Domiciliary Relief (excluding persons in receipt of domiciliary medical relief only) 5,472

Total 6,043

Bradford County Borough.

Date or financial year. Valuation for Rating purposes. Rate in £ actually levied in the central area during year. Amount of rates collected during year.

£ s. d. £

1st April, 1928–1928–29 … (a) 2,532,155 … 14 2 1,637,893.

1st April, 1929–1929–30 … (b) 2,667,324 … 14 2 (d) 1,738,163.

1st April, 1930–1930–31 … (c) 2,286,322 … 14 6 (e) 1,494,481.

(a) Prior to first valuation under Rating and Valuation Act, 1925.

(b) First valuation under Act of 1925, before de-rating under Local Government Act, 1929.

(c) After de-rating under Act of 1929. Including £24,952, the rateable value of the Clayton Urban District, which was added to Bradford on 1st April, 1930.

(d) Including £138,009 grants under the Agricultural Rates Act. 1929, and Section 112 of the Local Government Act, 1929, to make good loss of rates in that year due to de-rating.

(e) Estimated.

2404W
ended 31st March, 1931, showing separately the number that have been built with State assistance and private enterprise respectively?

§ Mr. GREENWOOD
The following statement contains the de-sired particulars for England and Wales:

Institutional Relief (including casuals but excluding rate-aided patients in Mental Hospitals)	571
Domiciliary Relief (excluding persons in receipt of domiciliary medical relief only)	5,472
Total	6,043

Bradford County Borough.
Date or financial year.	Valuation for Rating purposes.	Rate in £ actually levied in the central area during year.	Amount of rates collected during year.
		£	s.	d.	£
1st April, 1928–1928–29	…	(a) 2,532,155	…	14	2	1,637,893.
1st April, 1929–1929–30	…	(b) 2,667,324	…	14	2	(d) 1,738,163.
1st April, 1930–1930–31	…	(c) 2,286,322	…	14	6	(e) 1,494,481.
(a) Prior to first valuation under Rating and Valuation Act, 1925.
(b) First valuation under Act of 1925, before de-rating under Local Government Act, 1929.
(c) After de-rating under Act of 1929. Including £24,952, the rateable value of the Clayton Urban District, which was added to Bradford on 1st April, 1930.
(d) Including £138,009 grants under the Agricultural Rates Act. 1929, and Section 112 of the Local Government Act, 1929, to make good loss of rates in that year due to de-rating.
(e) Estimated.