HC Deb 17 February 1958 vol 582 cc111-2W
70. Mrs. Braddock

asked the Minister of Health the date on which the National Assistance Board intends to pay to local welfare authorities the £2 per week for residents in aged persons' homes who are a charge on the National Assistance Board.

Mr. R. Thompson

My right hon. and learned Friend has still under consideration representations made by the associations of local authorities for an increase to £2 per week in the minimum charge payable by residents in accommodation provided under Part III of the National Assistance Act.