Captain RAMSAYasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many persons born in the Irish Free State are at present resident in Scotland and how many of these persons are in receipt of poor relief 9
§ Sir G. COLLINSAt the time of the 1931 Census, 54,854 persons born in the Irish Free State were resident in Scotland. There were also 874 persons who were born in Ireland but in whose case there is not sufficient information to say whether the birth-place was in the Irish Free State or in Northern Ireland. Exact information regarding the latter part of the question is not available, but on 15th May, 1933, 13,678 Irish-born persons, including dependants but not including able-bodied poor, were chargeable to Scottish Poor Law funds.
Month. Number of Houses. Under construction at the end of the months shown in Column 1. Approved for subsidy but not begun during months shown in Column 1. 1932. 1933. 1932. 1933. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) February … … 14,234 22,315 6,531 10,050 March … … 14,786 23,503 7,938 9,173 April … … 15,383 24,269 8,777 7,662 May … … 15,977 23,505 7,877 7,176 June … … 15,992 23,146 8,448 7,084 July … … 16,899 22,764 7,673 7,347 August … … 17,287 22,574 7,438 6,656 September … … 18,180 21,687 7,007 5,910 October … … 18,514 20,238 7,869 5,008 As regards the last three parts of the question, no applications for the approval of guarantees under Section 3 of the Act of 1933 have yet been submitted.
§ Sir A. SINCLAIRasked the Secretary of State for Scotland the number of houses completed in county areas in Scotland with assistance under the Housing (Scotland) Act, 1930, in each month since February last?
§ Sir G. COLLINSThe number of houses completed in county areas in Scotland, exclusive of burghs, with assistance under the Housing (Scotland) Act,