§ Mr. RILEYasked the Minister of Health if a person who qualifies at 70 years of age for the old age pension, and applies for the pension, but is not able to produce proof of age at the time of application, is entitled to receive the pen sion from the time of application provided proof of age is subsequently produced?
§ Sir K. WOODIf on appeal to the central authority a claim which had been referred by a local pensions committee is allowed in view of further information supplied, the pension is payable as from the first Friday after the receipt of the original claim or from the first Friday after he becomes entitled to a pension, whichever is the later. A decision upon a claim by the central authority (or by a local pensions committee where no question is referred to the central authority) 769W is final and conclusive, but it is open to a claimant to submit a fresh claim at a later date.