§ Mr. PRETYMANasked the President of the Local Government Board with regard to direct beneficiary assistance to individuals, whether he will now give the figures for 1911–12, including old age pensions; whether he will state when the figures for 1912–13 will be available, including old age pensions and national insurance; and whether he will grant an annual Return setting forth the above figures, with an introductory note such as is prefixed to the Local Government Reports on pauperism?
§ Mr. BURNSComplete figures for the year 1911–12 corresponding to those contained in the table given in my answer to the hon. Member's question of the 16th instant, will, I understand, not be available for some little time. Similarly, complete figures for 1912–13 will not be available till next year. It is proposed to publish the table with the latest figures available in the forthcoming Annual Report of the Local Government Board, and corresponding figures can be given in succeeding years.