§ 40. Mr. Brockwayasked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance if he will increase the rates of National Assistance paid to blind persons, dated from the recent increases in the general scale and proportionate to the larger payments made to blind persons previously.
§ Mr. N. MacphersonNo. The recent proposals of the National Assistance Board were accepted by me and approved by the House. They provide for the blind to receive the same assistance increases as others and result in scale rates for blind persons which are nearly 40 per cent higher than for others.