§ Mr. Lewisasked the Minister of National Insurance if he is aware of the difficulty being experienced by patients in hospital in receipt of blind pensions and other State allowances in making their personal allowance cover the cost of these personal goods, owing to the rapid rise in the cost of living; and whether he will take some action to increase these allowances and bring about uniformity of payments on the basis of paying at the rate which is now adopted by the best authority.
§ Mr. PeakeThe payments that I think the hon. Member has in mind have been increased recently, on a uniform basis, from 5s. to 6s. 6d. a week.