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Mr. Willis
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the number of houses in Edinburgh, derequisitioned by the War Office, that have been requisitioned by the Edinburgh Corporation.
Mr. Buchanan
:None of the 37 houses in Edinburgh notified as derequisitioned or about to be derequisitioned by the War Office, has been requisitioned by the Corporation because of assurances received from the owners that the houses would be resumed as dwellings for themselves, or
| Financial year. | Number of Staff. Average during year exclusive of cleaners and staff loaned to other Government Depts, or H.M. Forces. | Expenditure | ||
| Administration (excluding Allied Services). | Unemployment allowances supplementary pensions (from August, 1940) and a Grant in Aid (from April, 1939). | Total. | ||
| £000's | £000's | £000's | ||
| 1934–5 | 5,945 (a) | 407 | 9,500 (b) | 9,907 |
| 1935–6 | 6,300 | 1,397 | 42,415 (b) | 43,812 |
| 1936–7 | 6,728 | 1,506 | 37,429 (b) | 38,935 |
| I937–8 | 7,718 | 1,756 | 36,689 | 38,445 |
| 1938–9 | 7,824 | 1,844 | 35,336 | 37,180 |
| 1939–40 | 7,511 | 1,910 | 27,343 | 29,253 |
| 1940–1 | 11,743 (c) | 3,124 | 28,256 | 31,380 |
| 1941–2 | 15,005 | 3,841 | 31,307 | 35,148 |
| 1942–3 | 11,373 | 3,360 | 39,927 | 43,287 |
| 1943–4 | 8,790 | 3,044 | 47,172 | 50,216 |
| 1944–5 | 8,079 | 3,050 | 58,518 | 61,568 |
| (a) Staff as at 31st March, 1935. | ||||
| (b) Paid out of Transitional Payments account of the Unemployment Fund. | ||||
| (c) Increase due to introduction of Supplementary Pensions Scheme. | ||||
| The Assistance Board's administration expenses include expenses incurred in administering the Vote for the Assistance Board, the Vote for Supplementary Pensions (from August, 1940) and during the war emergency investigating applications by members of H.M. Forces for dependants allowances, etc. (on behalf of the Service Departments), for services on behalf of the Ministry of Pensions in connection with payments of injury allowances, and investigation of applications for war service grants, and on behalf of the Board of Trade in connection with the scheme of compensation under the War Damage Act, 1943, the replacement of lost clothing coupons and the issue of utility furniture permits. | ||||
sold with immediate occupation or subdivided to form additional houses.