§ Mr. Corbettasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will estimate (a) the number of war pensioners over retirement age and (b) the number of war pensioners over retirement age who receive supplementary benefit.
§ Mr. LyellIt is estimated that at June 1986 about 133,000 war disablement pensioners including overseas war pensioners were over retirement age, and the information available suggests that about 1,500 were in receipt of supplementary benefit.