§ Mr. Hamlingasked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance how many widows have benefited from the abolition of the earnings rule.
§ Mr. PentlandAbout 600,000 widow beneficiaries were subject to the earnings rule and it is estimated that between 70,000 and 80,000 of these were having their benefit adjusted for earnings immediately prior to 21st December, 1964, when the rule was abolished.