Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Employment and Productivity – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 27 November 1969.
Will my right hon. Friend consider bringing in legislation to prevent the rise in the numbers of people abandoning their parents at a cost to the public purse? In particular, will he consider introducing legislation so that when children do abandon their parents some of their wages can be attached for assistance, instead of allowing these people to fall as a burden on the public purse?