§ Mr. A. Edwardsasked the Minister of Pensions whether he can give the number of applications for war service grants received by his Department in each of the four years 1940–43; and the number of applications granted in the same period.
§ Mr. PalingThe figures are as follow:
Period. Applications. Made. Granted. To end of 1940 … 290,500 185,700 In 1941 … 286,900 217,500 In 1942 … 335,400 264,000 In 1943 … 240,200 189,300