§ 24. Mr. E. BROWNasked the Minister of Labour the estimated number of insured persons at the end of June each year from 1921 to 1927, respectively, age 65 and over?
§ Sir A. STEEL-MAITLANDAs the reply includes a number of figures, I will, if I may, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the reply:
§ The estimated number of persons in Great Britain aged 65 years and over insured under the Unemployment Insurance Acts at July of each of the years 1921 to 1927 were as follow:
| Year. | Number. | |||
| 1921 | … | … | … | 312,000 |
| 1922 | … | … | … | 321,000 |
| 1923 | … | … | … | 324,000 |
| 1924 | … | … | … | 330,000 |
| 1925 | … | … | … | 333,000 |
| 1926 | … | … | … | 336,000 |
| 1927 | … | … | … | 342,000 |