§ Mr. N. Macphersonasked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance the number of persons assisted by each of the 309W area offices of the National Assistance Board during 1953; and the percentage of that number in each case to the population in the area for which the area office is responsible.
§ Brigadier SmythAs the boundaries of a large number of the Board's areas do not coincide with those of local authority or other areas for which population figures are available it is regretted that the information asked for in the last part of the Question cannot be given. I am writing to my hon. Friend as regards the other information for which he asks.