Sir H. COWANasked the Prime-Minister whether, in view of the special hardships imposed upon aged persons in feeble health by the present abnormal cost of living, he will consider the desirability of making immediate provision for the payment to all such persons of sixty-five years of age and upwards of old age pensions under the same conditions as to income as at present govern the case of persons of seventy years of age?
§ Mr. BALDWINI would refer my hon. Friend to the answer which I gave to the hon. Member for Morpeth (Mr. Cairns) on the 30th ultimo.