§ Mr. Cartwrightasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is his most recent estimate of the total number of widows in Great Britain; how many are aged 65 years or over; and how many are aged between 60 and 64 years.
§ Mr. PrenticeThe information is as follows:
Mid-1978 estimate Total number of widows 3,199,000 Widows aged 65 or over 2,398,000 Widows aged 60–64 3 31,000
§ Mr. Cartwrightasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is his most recent estimate of the number of widows receiving the war widows' pension.
§ Mr. PrenticeAt 28 December 1979 there were about 78,600 war widows' pensions in payment.