§ Mr. Dayasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he will state the number of persons who have had applications for old age pensions refused during the five years ended to the last convenient date?
§ Lieut.-Colonel ColvilleThe number of claims to non-contributory old age pensions including claims to blind persons pensions which were rejected owing to non-fulfilment of the statutory conditions during the five years ended 30th September, 1937, was 50,642. The number of persons concerned in these claims is not available.