§ 76. Mr. Horabinasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he has under consideration the payment of family allowances; and whether he is in a position to make a statement on the matter?
§ Captain CrookshankThis matter raises many controversial questions and could not be dealt with by way of Question and answer.
§ Miss RathboneIs the Minister aware that nearly every economist in the country has been pressing for a long time for family allowances as a means of preventing malnutrition without precipitating inflation? Will not the Government at last pay attention to this long-neglected subject?