§ Mr. Stuart Russellasked the Minister of Health how many people in the borough of Darwen were in receipt of old age pensions on the latest convenient date; how many of these were also in receipt of assistance from the Public Assistance Committee; and what was the total amount paid by the Public Assistance Committee to such pensioners during the last 12 months?
§ Mr. ElliotI regret that the information desired is not available. The records of old age pensioners are not kept on a territorial basis, and the returns made to my Department by public assistance authorities of the number of persons in receipt of poor relief do not contain separate particulars for parts of an administrative county.