§ 49. Mr. Ernest Daviesasked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance the number of persons arriving from the Irish Republic who applied for National Insurance cards during 1956 and 1957 and during the current year to the latest available date, respectively; and the numbers who surrendered their cards during these periods.
Mr. VaneThe number of people arriving from the Irish Republic who applied for a National Insurance card for
6Wthe interest rates charged to local authorities by the Public Works Loans Board;
(2) whether he will state the dates during the last four years on which changes have been made in the interest rates charged to local authorities by the Public Works Loan Board; the new rates introduced on each of those dates; and the Bank Rate on those same dates.
§ Mr. SimonThe following is the information.
the first time during the periods quoted are:
1956 57,480 1957 58,672 1958 19,013 (up to 31.5.58).
I am afraid that the information asked for in the second part of the Question is not available.