§ Mr. D. G. SOMERVILLEasked the Minister of Pensions how many need pensions paid to mothers of sons who lost their lives in the War are now in existence; and how many lapsed last year?
§ Mr. F. O. ROBERTSThe approximate number of need pensions in issue on 31st December last to parents of deceased men of non-commissioned rank was 33,000. In the course of the preceding 12 months there had been a net reduction in the total number of need pensions in issue of about 3,500. In the great majority of these cases the cessation of this class of pension was due either to death or to the pensioner becoming entitled to a renewal of pension under another article of the warrant.