§ 72. Mr. GODFREY LOCKER-LAMPSONasked the President of the Local Government Board whether he will take steps to record the statistics relating to persons in receipt of old age pensions in such a form that the rates of mortality experienced by such pensioners can be readily deduced?
Mr. ROBERTSONThis matter was carefully considered in 1909, and it was then found that the expense and labour involved in constructing a life table from the materials available would be out of all proportion to the value of the table when obtained. I fear therefore it is not practicable to adopt the hon. Member's suggestion.
§ 73. Mr. GODFREY LOCKER-LAMPSONasked the President of the Local Government Board whether he will have prepared tables, similar to those in Cd. 3618, of Session 1907, showing the estimated population over seventy years of age in 1921 and in 1931 and the estimated number of pensionable persons, respectively, taking into account in his calculations the results of the 1911 Census?
§ Mr. BURNSThe tables referred to were tables giving estimated results, assuming that various alternative schemes of old age pensions were adopted. I see no reason for reproducing these now, but I will see what figures can be obtained from the Registrar-Generals of the three Kingdoms for the purpose of facilitating an estimate of the number of old age pensioners in 1921 and 1931.