HC Deb 03 August 1926 vol 198 c2806
55. Sir F. WISE

asked 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

£
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