§ 14. Mr. Doddsasked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance how many widows, at the latest convenient date, are in receipt of the 10s. pension under the National Insurance Acts; and how much it would cost to restore the pension to the 1946 value.
§ Mr. PeakeAbout 165,000 and nearly £2 million. The calculations are based on the Cost-of-Living Index up to 1947 and the Interim Index of Retail Prices thereafter.