Mr. PALMER:

asked the Prime Minister if he can give the House some assurance that steps will be taken to remove the disability precluding men and women in receipt of Poor Law relief from serving on public bodies?

I have been asked to reply to this question, and I would refer my hon. Friend to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Minister of Health on Monday last to similar questions.

Is my hon. Friend aware that many people who have in fact paid before entering these institutions are brought within the purview of this designation, and will he make every effort to eliminate them from that section?

It my hon. Friend will look at the answer of last year, he will see the grounds that were given.