§ 72. Mr. Shinwellasked the Minister of Social Security how many persons in the area covered by the Easington parliamentary division are in receipt of supplementary allowances.
§ Mr. PentlandI regret this information is not available, as the Ministry's offices serving the Easington parliamentary division, namely Houghton-le-Spring, Hartlepool North, Hartlepool South, and Durham, also serve a large area outside that parliamentary division. On 28th March in this whole area about 17,300 people were receiving supplementary pensions and 8,500 were receiving supplementary allowances.