§ 79. Mr. Gordon Macdonaldasked the Minister of Health the number of persons in receipt of pensions under the Old Age Pensions and the Widows', Orphans', and Old Age Contributory Pensions Acts who are also in receipt of public assistance in Lancashire; and the total amount paid to the said persons in public assistance?
§ The Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health (Mr. Bernays)On 1st January, 1937, the latest date for which figures are available there were 30,785 old age pensioners and 9,832 widow pensioners in the administrative county of Lancaster, together with the 17 associated county boroughs, who were also in receipt of poor relief. The returns made to my Department do not show separately the amount of poor relief paid to those persons.