§ 44. Mr. Shortasked the Minister of Pensions the number of beneficiaries under the Ministry at the end of 1936, the total annual expenditure, and how do these figures compare with 1935?
§ The Minister of Pensions (Mr. Ramsbotham)The approximate number of beneficiaries of the Ministry on 31st December, 1936, was 943,000, and the expenditure of the Ministry for the year ending 31st March, 1937, is estimated at £41,400,000. The figures represent a reduction of about 32,000 beneficiaries, and of about £880,000 expenditure on the figures for the previous year.