§ Mr. Tinkerasked the Minister of Health whether he will give the latest figures in his possession showing the number of persons in receipt of old age pensions, and how many of them are getting relief from the Poor Law authorities?
§ Mr. BernaysThe number of old age pensioners in England and Wales on the 3oth September, 1938, was 2,355,702. On the 1st January, 1938, the latest date for which figures are available, the number of old age pensioners in receipt of poor relief in England and Wales was 230,652.