§ Mr. DAYasked the Minister of Health the number of pensions and allowances which have been awarded to widows and orphans up to and including the latest available date; and whether he can give particulars of the number of pensions that have been refused under the Widows', Orphans', and Old Age Contributory Pensions Act?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINThe following particulars relate to England and Wales.1622W Up to 7th March, 1929, 279,177 widows were awarded pensions which included allowances for approximately 332,000 children: 14,019 awards of orphans' pensions were made, covering approximately 19,500 orphans: 62,416 applications for widows' pensions, 3,441 applications for orphans' pensions and 68,812 applications for old age pensions between the ages of 65 and 70 were rejected.