§ Mr. Mainwaringasked the Minister of Labour how many men, 65 years of age or over, were estimated to be engaged in industry in Great Britain on 1st January, 1939?
§ Mr. E. BrownAs stated in the first part of my reply of 12th July to the hon. Member for the Rother Valley (Mr. Dunn) statistics of the number of men aged 65 and over who are in employment at a particular date are not available. I am informed by my right hon. Friend the Minister of Health that the approximate number of men aged 65 and upwards in the United Kingdom who obtained some insurable employment in the half-year ended 1st January, 1939, as shown by the receipt of contribution cards bearing one or more contributions for the period, was 317,000. The number of such men in employment at any particular date is substantially less than this figure.