§ Mr. A. SHORTasked the Minister of Pensions the number of men receiving pensions?
2441W
§ Mr. MACPHERSONThe number of men in receipt of pension at the 31st October was 1,070,000.
§ Mr. SHORTasked the Minister of Pensions the number of children, not including officers' children, receiving allowances?
§ Mr. MACPHERSONThe number of pensions and allowances in payment in respect of children, excluding officers' children, at the 31st October was 1,225,842.
§ Mr. SHORTasked the Minister of Pensions the number of dependants, not including officers' dependants, receiving allowances?
§ Mr. MACPHERSONThe number of dependants (not including officers' dependants) in respect of whom pensions and allowances were being paid on 31st October, 1920, was approximately 2,167,000, made up as follow:—
Pension. Widows 167,381 Dependants 363,850 Motherless children 15,293 546,524 Allowances. Men's wives and children 1,301,000 Widows' children 319,500 1,620,500 2,167,000
§ Mr. SHORTasked the Minister of Pensions the number of widows, not including officers' widows, receiving pensions?
§ Mr. MACPHERSONThe number of widows, exclusive of officers' widows, in receipt of pension at 31st October was 167,381.
§ Mr. MACPHERSONThe number of officers' children for whom allowances were being issued at the 31st October was 900.