§ 34. Mr. ALFRED SHORTasked the Minister of Pensions whether he can state the total number of disabled officers, officers' widows, disabled men, widows, nurses, children and dependants, in receipt of pensions?
§ Mr. MACPHERSONAs the answer involves a number of figures, I will, with my hon. Friend's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the answer:
§ The approximate numbers of pensions and weekly allowances in payment are:
| Officers | … | 32,000 |
| Nurses | … | 1,400 |
| Officers' widows | … | 9,600 |
| Officers' dependants | … | 6,600 |
| Men | … | 890,000 |
| Widows | … | 159,000 |
| Dependants | … | 362,000 |
| Motherless children | … | 17,000 |