§ Mr. R. MORRISONasked the Minister of Health the number of pre-Act widows who have ceased to draw pensions under the Widows', Orphans' and Old Age Contributory Pensions Act owing to the youngest child reaching the age of 14 years and six months; and the number of cases in which the child or children remain in full-time attendance at school after the pension of the mother has ceased?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINThe number of pre-Act widows in England and Wales who have ceased to be entitled to pensions owing to the youngest child reaching the age of 14 years and six months is 22,888: in 8,508 of these cases an allowance continued to be payable for a child who remained under full-time instruction at school.