§ Mr. JOELasked the Minister of Health whether he will publish statistics showing in each district the number of men over 60 in receipt of Poor Law relief and without any old age or other pension at all, indicating at the same time the percentage of such men who may be regarded as unemployable owing to age or infirmity?
Sir H. YOUNGI regret that I could not give the desired information without obtaining from local authorities special returns for which I do not feel justified in asking, especially having regard to the pressure of work upon them. Further,
1016Wthe total cost for the periods mentioned; and can he give separate figures for the Leigh area?
Mr. STANLEYThe following table gives the information desired:
the question whether a man is unemployable could be answered only as a matter of opinion, without some definite criteria and individual examination.