§ 51. Mr. Marquandasked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance the total numbers of persons receiving National Assistance immediately before 23rd January, 1956; and what the numbers are at present.
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterOn 20th December, 1955, the latest date before 23rd January, 1956, for which the information is available, and on 27th March, 1956, the numbers of regular weekly National Assistance allowances were respectively 1,612,000 and 1,642,000.