§ Sir J. SPEARasked the President of the Local Government Board if, seeing the charge for the maintenance of the insane poor at lunatic asylums has doubled in consequence of the War, he will take steps to increase the Grant-in-Aid to local authorities from 4s. to 8s. per head?
Mr. FISHERAs the hon. Member is aware, the amount of the pauper lunatic Grant is fixed by law, and I can hold out no hope of introducing legislation for the amendment of the law at the present time.