§ 8. Mr. Parkinasked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance if he will arrange to receive from the National Assistance Board special reports on the increased cost to the Board arising from rent increases permitted by the Rent Act.
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterNo, Sir. Ample information will in any event in due course be circulated in the National Assistance Board's Annual Report, but it is unlikely that the Board itself will have information of much value until the Act has been in operation for some time.
§ Mr. ParkinHere again the Minister does not seem to realise how much his own initiative could help. Surely he should be watching most carefully the effect of this Act? Surely he should be interested in how much public money is being voted, through the medium of National Assistance, to landlords?
§ Mr. SpeakerThis is Question Time. The hon. Member is really making a speech. If he has a question to ask, the House will be interested to listen to it.
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterThe hon. Gentleman will appreciate that I should assist nobody by promising to give information before accurate information is available.