§ 55. Mr. HALLSasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people who have applied for the old age pension have been refused on the following grounds, having been in receipt of Poor Law relief, and not having been resident in the country for the previous 12 years; how many are receiving less than their full amount of 10s. because of other income or savings; and how many are receiving a reduced pension owing to pensions being granted for the loss of a son in the late war?
§ Sir R. HORNEThe number of old age pensioners in receipt of a pension of less than 10s. a week was 70,458 on 31st March last. I regret that the rest of the information asked for is not available.