§ 89. Mr. Price-Whiteasked the Minister of Health if he is prepared to consider means of relieving the burden, now imposed upon county councils, of compensating local relieving officers rendered redundant under the provisions of the National Assistance Act, 1948; and whether he has any means of assisting such officers to obtain other employment.
§ Mr. J. EdwardsNo. The Act itself places upon such councils the duty of compensating these officers. But arrangements have been made with the local authorities and appropriate staff associations to give these public assistance staffs the chance of applying for posts in the Assistance Board and the Ministry of National Insurance.