§ Mr. LANSBURYasked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that since the passing of the Widows', Orphans', and Old Age Contributory Pensions Act, 1925, which granted pensions of 10s. a week for certain persons who reached the age of 65 a growing number of employers, including Government Departments, municipal corporations, railway companies, and others have decided to discharge such persons or reduce wages in accordance with the pension paid, and that such persons are debarred from unemployment pay for which they have, in some cases, paid during a long period of years; and whether, in view of the hardship which the policy enforced by employers has imposed on many men and women, he will bring in legislation increasing the pensions to an amount that will secure a decent standard of life?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINI would refer the hon. Member to the statement I made on these subjects in the course of the Debate en 22nd February last on the Motion of the hon. Member for Welling-borough (Mr. Cove). As at present advised, I have nothing to add to that statement.