§ Mr. Barnettasked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance how many people are in receipt of National Assistance in the area of the Heywood and Royton constituency.
§ Mr. PentlandI regret that separate figures are not available for this constituency, because it is divided between three offices of the National Assistance Board at Rochdale, Bury and Oldham, which also cover the areas of those county boroughs. At the end of February 14,967 people were in receipt of National Assistance grants issued by these offices.