HC Deb 24 March 1952 vol 498 cc10-1W
70. Mr. Ewart

asked the Minister of National Insurance the number of persons in Sunderland who have received financial assistance through the Assistance Board to help them receive spectacles and dentures from the National Health Service.

Mr. Peake

From the three offices of the Board in Sunderland, which cover territory outside the area of the county borough, 636 persons have received grants in respect of the cost of spectacles and 173 in respect of the cost of dentures.