§ Sir M. McKENZIE WOODasked the Minister of Health the number of pensions awarded from the Seamen's Special Fund and the Royal Seamen's Pension Fund in each year since the inception of the scheme, distinguishing, if possible, between foreign-going seamen and fishermen; and the total number of pensions in each category still being paid?
Sir H. YOUNGThe number of pensions granted out of the Royal Seamen's Pension Fund in each year since 1st January, 1922, the date of the first award made by the governing body of, the fund, is as follows:
I am informed by the governing body of the fund that during the four years, 1929 to 1932, the number of pensions awarded to fishermen, and included in the above figures, was 932 in 1929, 403 in 1930, 415 in 1931 and 221 in 1932, but that figures are not available as to the number of pensions awarded to fishermen in the years prior to 1929, or as to the number in payment to fishermen at present.
1922 … … … … 202 1923 … … … … 522 1924 … … … … 449 1925 … … … … 624 1926 … … … … 613 1927 … … … … 643 1928 … … … … 1,940 1929 … … … … 1,995 1930 … … … … 1,233 1931 … … … … 1,468 1932 … … … … 800