§ Mr. G. Wallaceasked the Minister of National Insurance whether a report of the work of the Assistance Board during the war years will be issued; and if he will make available the regulations under which the Board distribute assistance to the destitute.
§ Mr. J. GriffithsA copy of a report by the Assistance Board for the year 1944 (Cmd. 6700) published this month has been placed in the Library. This report includes a general outline of the work done by the Board during the war, and it is not proposed to publish detailed reports for the earlier years now. The current Unemployment Assistance and Supplementary Pension Regulations were published in the Statutory Rule and Order series for 1943, Nos. 1759 and 1737, respectively, and are available in the Library.