§ Mr. Shinwellasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the estimated annual cost of increasing old age pensions from 10S. to 15s. weekly?
§ Lieut.-Colonel ColvilleThe extra cost of increasing from Jos. to 15s. a week old age pensions (including contributory old age pensions and blind persons' pensions but not widows' pensions) would be about 33,000,000 a year at the present time.