HC Deb 26 February 1936 vol 309 c453
60. Mr. GUY

asked the Minister of Health the average age at which widows are granted the widows' contributory pension under the 1925 and 1929 Acts?

The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the MINISTRY of HEALTH (Mr. Shakespeare)

According to the latest information obtainable, the average age at which widows obtain pensions under the Contributory Pensions Acts of 1925 and 1929 is 55½.

Mr. ELLIS SMITH

Will the Minister consider applying the same principle in connection with this pension Measure as is applied in the Pensions (Governors of Dominions, etc.) Bill?