§ Mr. M. Clark Hutchisonasked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance how many people in Edinburgh were drawing National Assistance at the end of June, 1957; and how many were drawing such assistance at the end of June, 1956.
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterI am informed by the National Assistance Board that116W on 25th June, 1957, 14,713 weekly National Assistance grants were being paid to persons living in the area served by the Board's offices in Edinburgh, which, however, extends considerably beyond the city boundaries; the number on 26th June, 1956, was 14,341.