§ 41. Sir GERALD STRICKLANDasked the Minister of Health whether he can give an assurance, in reference to the Amendments of the Poor Law in process of being drafted, that the centralising of Poor Law administration will stop short of absorbing local authorities of the size, importance, and historical traditions exemplified by Lancaster?
§ Sir K. WOODMy right hon. Friend could not properly make any further statement as to the position of any class of local authority while the provisional proposal regarding Poor Law reform are under discussion with the Associations of Local Authorities.