§ 34. Mr. KELLYasked the Minister of Health the number of widows now in receipt of a pension by reason of their children not having reached the age of 14 years, and the total number of widows in receipt of a widow's pension under the Widows', Orphans' and Old Age Contributory Pensions Act, 1925?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINAs regards the first part of the question, the number of such pensions in payment, in England and Wales, at the 31st March last, was 81,068. As regards the second part, the total number of widows' pensions in payment, in England and Wales, at the 31st March last, was 181,977.