HC Deb 19 October 1954 vol 531 c162W
Mr. Dodds

asked the Minister of Health what progress has been made in arranging for the Kent County Council to distribute welfare foods; the extra cost involved; and what proportion will be borne by his Department.

Mr. Iain Macleod

The Council's arrangements have been completed satisfactorily; the cost is not readily distinguishable from the cost of the Maternity and Child Welfare Service of which these arrangements now form an integral part, but the Council estimate that it will be about £18,000 a year. Half the cost is met by Exchequer grant.