§ Mr. H. HyndI beg leave to present a Petition on behalf of 2,900 people in my constituency—who have signed the documents I hold in my hand—supporting the National Spinsters' Pension Association in their claim, which is summarised in the words of this Petition:
Wherefore your petitioners humbly pray that your Honourable House will agree to reduce the qualifying age for retirement pensions for spinsters from 60 to 58 on a voluntary retirement basis.To lie upon the Table.