HC Deb 16 May 1922 vol 154 c257W
Major BARKER

asked the Minister of Pensions how many women are employed in his Department who are not dependent on their wages for their livelihood?

Mr. MACPHERSON

During the past 18 months 4,000 temporary female employés have been discharged, and those remaining have made a declaration, which has been verified wherever it was deemed desirable, that it is necessary for them to continue in employment. In determining the order in which the women should be disbanded and in investigating individual cases, the question of private means was one of the first considerations.