§ Sir R. ASKEasked the Minister of Health the number of persons in receipt of Poor Law relief in Newcastle-upon-Tyne at the last available date, and the number of such persons on 13th March, 1930?
§ Mr. GREENWOODThe number of persons in receipt of poor relief in the county borough of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (excluding persons in receipt of domiciliary medical relief only) was 13,055 on Saturday, 1st November, 1930. The corresponding figures for March, 1930, cannot be given as prior to 1st April the figures relate to Poor Law unions the boundaries of which were not coterminous with those of the county borough.
§ Sir R. ASKEasked the Minister of Health the number of persons in receipt of Poor Law relief in Great Britain at the last available date, and the number of such persons on 13th March, 1930?
§ Mr. GREENWOODThe number of persons in receipt of poor relief in England and Wales (excluding persons in receipt of domiciliary medical relief only) was 1,107,125 on Saturday, the 15th March, 1930, and 946,008 on Saturday, 25th October, 1930. These numbers do not include rate-aided patients in mental hospitals, who are not now deemed to be in receipt of poor relief. As regards the figures for Scotland, I would refer the hon. Member to the Secretary of State.