§ 32. Major E. WOODasked the President of the Local Government Board whether he is aware that the Army pension, of which a parent, grandparent, or other person may be in receipt in respect of a eon, grandson, or other relative who has met his death as a result of the War, is taken into account when calculating the moans of an applicant for an old age pension; and whether he will, in conjunction with the Treasury, take early steps to revise this practice?
§ Mr. BALDWINI would refer my hon. and gallant Friend to the reply which I gave on Monday to the hon. Member for Mansfield.
§ 37. Mr. CHARLES WHITEasked the President of the Local Government Board what is the average duration in years of an old age pension, and what is the average cost per pensioner for the period during receipt of an old age pension?
§ Mr. BALDWINI regret that no statistics are available to enable me to supply the information asked for by the hon. Member.
§ Mr. BALDWINI am afraid not. There is no means of getting the figures.