HC Deb 31 July 1964 vol 699 cc465-6W
Mr. Randall

asked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance how many retirement pensioners, non-contributory old-age pensioners, and other persons were receiving National Assistance grants on 30th June, 1964, in Gateshead.

Mrs. Thatcher

The County Borough of Gateshead is served by two offices of the National Assistance Board which between them also serve a considerable area extending beyond it. This area includes the Urban Districts of Felling and Washington. The numbers of retirement pensioners, non-contributory pensioners and other persons receiving National Assistance grants from these two offices at the end of June were 5,603, 144 and 4,301 respectively.

Mr. Boston

asked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance why, in view of the fact that he is able to give general information about applications for National Assistance in the Faversham constituency, information is not available to him about applications for National Assistance from retirement pensioners there.

Mrs. Thatcher

The record of the number of applications for assistance received in a particular office of the Board does not distinguish between different categories of case.