§ Mr. Sloanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many old age pensioners there are in the county of Ayr; how many of them are receiving supplementary relief from the public assistance committees; and what effect this relief has on the rates of the large burghs, Ayr and Kilmarnock, and on the landward and small burghs?
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Mr. WedderburnAs old age pension records are not kept on a geographical basis I regret that the information asked for in the first part of the question is not available. With regard to the remainder of the question my right hon. Friend circulated in the OFFICIAL REPORT on the 6th April, in reply to a question by the hon. Member for Stirling and Fal-
The following statement shows (i) the number of old age pensioners in receipt of outdoor poor relief during the week ended nth March, 1939, (ii) the number of dependants of those persons, (iii) the total cost of outdoor relief in money and kind granted to those old age pensioners and their dependants during that week and (iv) certain other particular Counties. Week ending 11th March 1939. Estimated annual cost of outdoor relief in money or in kind to old age pensioners and their dependants falling to be met out of' rates and the Block Grants. Number of old age pensioners to whom outdoor relief in money and kind was granted during the week. Number of dependants of persons in Col. 1 other than those ' who are themselves in receipt of old age pensions. Total cost of outdoor relief in money or in kind granted td persons accounted for in Cols. 2 and 3. Amount Equivalent rate in the pound. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) £ £ Pence. Aberdeen 247 145 93 4,849 1.8 Angus 265 41 80 4,171 2.1 Argyll 320 50 91 4,745 2.7 Ayr 1,701 232 535 27,896 4.9 Banff 150 64 45 2,346 2.9 Berwick 73 13 29 1,512 2.8 Bute 83 6 23 1,199 1.4 Caithness 146 38 53 2,764 71 Clackmannan 65 14 17 886 1.0 Dumfries 157 71 55 2,868 2.2 Dunbarton 722 161 269 14,026 47 East Lothian 323 46 92 4,797 30 Fife 1,187 223 283 14,756 2.7 Inverness 245 106 70 3.650 3.3 Kincardine 37 29 12 626 1.0 Kirkcudbright 107 25 29 1,512 1.9 Lanark 3.053 660 1.234 64,344 8.3 Midlothian 606 93 145 7,561 3.1 Moray and Nairn 210 71 71 3,702 3.0 Orkney 53 4 12 626 2.9 Peebles 36 4 11 574 0.9 Perth and Kinross 271 39 65 3,389 1.1 Renfrew 648 74 195 10,168 2.2 Ross and Cromarty 182 59 42 2,190 2.4 Roxburgh 127 15 39 2,034 1.6 Selkirk 87 9 25 1,304 1.8 Stirling 806 126 221 11,524 3.7 Sutherland 67 10 18 939 3.1 West Lothian 738 97 190 9,907 5.2 Wigtown 130 19 39 2,034 3.6 Zetland 30 5 11 574 2.9 County Totals 12,872 2,549 4,094 213,473 3.7 Burgh Totals 27,608 3,768 11,204 584,212 5.3 Grand Total 40,480 6,317 15,298 797,685 4.7