HC Deb 19 November 1925 vol 188 c610W
Lord APSLEY

asked the Minister of Health whether any boards of guardians have raised the scale of out-door relief this year; if so, what are the facts in each case; and whether any guardians are granting relief to persons in regular employment?

Mr. CHAMBERLAIN

Scales of relief are not ordinarily subject to approval or disapproval by my Department, and are not universally used by boards of guardians, and it is not, therefore, possible for me to give the information for which my Noble Friend asks. As regards the last part of the question, perhaps I may refer to the reply I have given to-day to a question put by my hon. Friend the Member for Nottingham Central (Mr. Bennett).

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