§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many retirement pensioners in Great Britain,
RETIREMENT PENSIONERS RECEIVING A SUPPLEMENTARY PENSION (Thousands) November 1970 November 1971 November 1972 November 1973 November 1974 December 1975* Great Britain … 1,701 1,772 1,768 1,714 1,679 1,556 Wales … 104 108 102 99 94 89 Scotland … 162 168 169 167 163 144 England: All Regions … 1,435 1,496 1,498 1,447 1,421 1,323 Northern … 133 139 136 131 121 103 Yorkshire and Humberside … 178 185 186 176 180 158 East Midlands and East Anglia 148 157 158 152 148 135 London, North … 155 158 165 157 154 150 London, South … 185 197 191 188 179 174 London, West … 131 136 144 138 124 113 South-Western … 115 121 118 114 123 118 West Midlands … 151 158 161 155 154 146 North-Western (Manchester) … 121 125 125 122 128 118 North-Western (Merseyside) … 117 119 114 115 110 106
SUPPLEMENTARY PENSIONERS AS A PERCENTAGE OF ALL PERSONS RECEIVING A RETIREMENT PENSION§ 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974‡ Great Britain … … … 22.7 23.2 22.7 21.6 20.8 England† … … … 22.6 22.9 22.5 21.7 20.9 Wales … … … 28.7 29.3 27.1 23.7 22.4 Scotland … … … 25.2 25.6 25.1 23.6 22.7 Based on samples of 1 in 160 supplementary pension cases.
* Figure for 1975 are provisonal.
† A regional breakdown is not available
‡ The latest comparison available. A comparison for 1975 will not be available until summer 1976.
§ Includes those in receipt of an old person's pension but excludes wives with retirement pensions and widows over 60 in recept of a widows pension.