§ Mr. RUSSELLasked the Minister of Labour whether any further modification of the rules applying to the receipt of uncovenanted benefit has been made in the interests of aliens beyond the modifications made last year?
§ Miss BONDFIELDIn accordance with the announcement made by the Prime Minister in the House on the 12th February, the special restrictions on the grant of uncovenanted benefit to aliens have now been removed. Claims for uncovenanted benefit made by aliens are now dealt with on precisely the same lines as claims by British subjects.