§ Mr. Spriggsasked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance if she will hold an inquiry into the case of the late David Hughes of 4 Shard Street, Sutton, St. Helens, Lancashire, whose widow, a constituent of the hon. Member for St. Helens, has had the sum of £68 18s. National Assistance withheld from her after her husband was found at an inquest to have died of pneumoconiosis.
§ Mr. PentlandI would refer my hon. Friend to the reply I have given him today on the general principle involved. I am writing to him about the case of the late David Hughes.