§ Mr. BOYTONasked the Chancellor a the Exchequer if he can state how many Excise supervisors, officers, and assistants, respectively, were employed in England on 1st October, 1908, 1st October, 1909, 1st October, 1910, and 1st April, 1911; and what was the approximate number of old age pensioners in England on 1st October, 1909, 1st October, 1910, and 1st April, 1911?
§ Mr. LLOYD GEORGEsubmitted the following figures:—
Date. England and Wales United Kingdom.* No. of Old Age Pensioners in England and Wales. No. of Supervisors. No. of Officers. No. of Assistants. 1st October,1908 259 1,517 579 — 1st October, 1909 230 1,370 555 421,432 1st October, 1910 221 1,386 541 459,585 1st October, 1911 224 1,378 651 613,873 * No fixed number of Assistants of Excise is employed in England and Wales. The class is distributed over the United Kingdom, and the number in any particular part of the country is subject to constant fluctuation according to sectional pressure and the general requirements of the work.