HC Deb 03 December 1956 vol 561 c88W
80 and 81. Mr. Hayman

asked the Minister of Health whether he will institute an inquiry to ascertain to what extent mental hospitals are unable to honour the 5s. a week pocket money for patients authorised by paragraph 4 of Health Circular HMC(49)20, dated 14th February, 1949, because of inadequate finances;

(2) whether he will increase the pocket money for patients in mental hospitals by an amount sufficient to bring it up to the equivalent of the 5s. authorised in 1949.

Mr. Turton

I am considering the whole matter of payment of pocket money to patients in mental and mental deficiency hospitals.