§ Mr. Woodhouseasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will
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Ancillary Staff Consultants of maximum of increcmental scale: Basic Weekly Wage Earnings Weekly Earnings Increases London Eleswhere Estimated Average National Year Annual salary Men Women Men Women Men Women £ £ £ £ £ £ £ 1968 … … … Nil 0.58 0.48 0.58 0.48 Nil Nil 1969 … … … 390 1.45 to1.85 1.35 1.75to 0.75 to1.15 0.65 to1.05 0.82 0.71 1970 … … … 1,055 2.50 2.12 2.50 2.12 3.44 1.83 1971 … … … 510 1.88 to2.48 2.44 to 3.04 1.24 to 1.84 1.80 to 2.40 3.64 2.59 1972 … … … 510 Nil 0.72 Nil 0.72 2.52 4.06 increase the grants made available to ex-prisoners on release.
§ Mr. CarlisleI have been asked to reply.
I would refer my hon. Friend to the reply which I gave to a Question by my hon. Friend the Member for Kingston-upon-Thames (Mr. Norman Lamont) on 29th March—[Vol. 853, c. 1505.]
§ Mr. Woodhouseasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will make increased provision for capital grants to voluntary organisations making available temporary accommodation for ex-prisoners who have no homes to go to on release.
§ Mr. CarlisleI have been asked to reply.
My right hon. Friend has already authorised some increased provision for this year. The question of additional grants has been studied by a Home Office working group which will report shortly and my right hon. Friend will carefully consider any proposals it may make.