§ Mr. TINKERasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury (1) what would be the annual cost if all those in receipt of old age pensions were given an increase of 5s. per week;
(2) what would be the annual cost if widows' pensions under the Contributory Pensions Act were increased by 5s. a week;
(3) what would be the annual cost if the contributory pension to persons of 65 years of age was increased by 5s. per week?
§ Mr. COOPERThe annual extra cost of increasing old age, contributory and widows' pensions by 5s. a week would be at the present time:
£ Old Age Pensions (including Blind Persons Pensions) under the Old Age Pensions Acts, 1908–1924 21,800,000 Contributory Pensions to persons between the ages of 65 and 70 9,600,000 Windows' pensions 10,100,000 £41,500,000