§ Mr. J. Howardasked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance what representations he has received from the National Assistance Board for an increase in the scale of National Assistance payments to compensate for increases in the cost of lighting and heating arising from the increases in the prices of coal and coke.
§ Mr. MarplesNone. The Board are of course watching the position and can be relied on to submit proposals whenever they think the situation warrants it.