§ Sir HILDRED CARLILEasked the names of the six towns, with a population exceeding 2,500, having the highest and the lowest percentages of persons in receipt of old age pensions?
§ The FINANCIAL SECRETARY to the TREASURY (Mr. McKinnon Wood)No information is available as to the number of old age pensioners in any particular towns, except as regards the City of London, the Metropolitan Boroughs, the County Boroughs in England, Wales, and Ireland, and the Burghs with a population exceeding 50,000 in Scotland. Particulars as to these will be found on pages 82–86 of the Second Report of the Commissioners of Customs and Excise (Cd. 5827).
§ Sir H. CARLILEWill the right hon. Gentleman allow a Return to be made of these towns?
§ Mr. McKINNON WOODIf the hon. Member will communicate with me privately I will consider the matter. So far as I know we have not got the information.