§ 55. Sir F. WISEasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the total amount paid in Poor Law relief in England and Wales for 1925 and from 1st January to 31st March, 1926, and from 1st April to 30th June, 1926?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the MINISTRY of HEALTH (Sir Kingsley Wood)I have been asked to reply to this question. Figures for indoor relief during the periods mentioned are not yet available. The total amounts of domilicilary Poor Law relief given in money and kind in England and Wales were
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In the year ending December, 1925 | 14,550,356 |
In the quarter ending March, 1926 | 4,123,738 |
In the quarter ending June, 1926, approximately | 5,545,000 |