§ Mr. R. Gibsonasked the Minister of Health whether he will consider legislation to set up a food research institute on which bodies interested in health, nutrition, and food might be represented, and to the support of which insurance companies dealing in life and sickness insurance should be invited to contribute on an equitable basis?
2684Wfor Poor Law purposes in the administrative county of Durham and the county boroughs of Sunderland and South Shields, respectively, for the years 1931, 1936, 1937, and 1938?
§ Mr. BernaysFollowing is the answer:
expressed as a rate in the pound. Since 1st April, 1930, it has not been possible to state to what extent the cost of any particular service has fallen on rates, inasmuch as the Block Grants are applicable to local government expenses generally and cannot be apportioned to individual services.
§ Mr. BernaysThere is at present a great deal of research on food problems and my right hon. Friend doubts if a single institute of the nature suggested would be of service.