§ Mr. S. ROBINSONasked the Minister of Health if he is aware of the increasing number of persons being admitted into Poor Law institutions who are entitled to receive benefits under the National Health Insurance Act; and whether he will favour an Amendment to the Act authorising guardians to claim an equitable amount of benefits in order that the money can be appropriated towards the costs of the patient's maintenance?
§ Mr. WHEATLEYCircumstances may from time to time necessitate the admission into Poor Law institutions of persons entitled to benefits under the National Health Insurance Acts, but I have no evidence that the number of such cases is increasing. With regard to the last part of the question, I would refer the hon. Member to the reply which I gave on the 20th February last to the hon. Member for Shoreditch (Mr. Thurtle).