§ Mr. Lewisasked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance to state the number of people who were, at the latest convenient stated date, in receipt of National Assistance in the area covered by the local area office of the National Assistance Board which, in part, covers the Parliamentary constituency of Lewisham, North; and how these figures compare with a similar date over the last five years.
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterThe numbers of weekly National Assistance allowances current at the end of November in the area served by the National Assistance Board's Lewisham office were:
1952 … … … … 7,657 1953 … … … … 7,903 1954 … … … … 7,977 1955 … … … … 7,260 1956 … … … … 7,225
§ Mr. Lewisasked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance to state the number of people who were, at the latest convenient stated date, in receipt of National Assistance in the area covered by the five area offices of the National Assistance Board, which includes the Parliamentary constituency of Carmarthen; and how these figures compare with a similar date over the last five years.
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterThe numbers of weekly National Assistance allowances current at the end of November in the area served by the National Assistance Board's Area Offices at Carmarthen, Ammanford, Cardigan, Haverfordwest and Llanelly were:
1952 … … … 12,923 1953 … … … 14,006 1954 … … … 14,147 1955 … … … 12,968 1956 … … … 13.697