§ Mr. Sextonasked the Minister of Health whether he will state the number of single persons, widows, and widowers in receipt of pensions under the contributory schemes, and the number of married couples receiving pensions under the contributory schemes?
§ Mr. ElliotOn 30th September, 1938, there were 811,051 widows in Great Britain who were in receipt of widows' pensions under the Contributory Pensions Act. On the same date the number of persons between the ages of 65 and 70 in receipt of old age pensions under the same Act was 517,534 men, 216,220 wives entitled on their husbands' insurance and 95,791 single women, married women and widows entitled on their own insurance. I regret that it is not possible on the information available to make the further sub-division for which the hon. Member asks.