HC Deb 13 July 1964 vol 698 cc185-6W
Mr. Carmichael

asked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance if he will state the most recent figure used in computing wages by the National Assistance Board when applying the wages stop in Glasgow and in London, respectively, for workmen in the following categories, namely, light labourers, heavy labourers, and general clerks.

Mrs. Thatcher

The Board is required, by the National Assistance Regulations, to relate assistance to what the person concerned might expect to earn if he went back to work, and the figures its officers use are accordingly based on the individual circumstances of the case.