§ Mr. DAYasked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that the casual ward accommodation at Helston, Cornwall, has long proved totally inadequate; whether any schemes have been considered by his Department for its increase; and will he give particulars?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINThe answer to the first and second parts of the hon.
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Mr. CHAMBERLAINThe following statement gives the particulars desired by the hon. and gallant Member so far as they are available.
respectively, specifying the various categories, during the month of March, 1929?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINThe following statement shows the number of persons in receipt of Poor Law relief on Saturday, 30th March, 1929, in the Parishes of Devonport and Plymouth.
Member's question is in the negative. The third does not, therefore, arise.
§ Mr. DAYasked the Minister of Health whether he has received any reports with reference to the inadequate accommodation in casual wards of the Droxford workhouse, Hampshire; and what action his Department is taking in the matter?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINI am aware that the accommodation for casuals at 639W Droxford is not entirely adequate. The Vagrancy Committee for the county are examining the whole question of the vagrancy arrangements of the county, and I am awaiting the proposals which they will submit as the result of their review.