HC Deb 07 July 1938 vol 338 c614W
Sir A. Wilson

asked the Minister of Health how many applications under the Widows', Orphans' and Old Age Contributory Pensions (Voluntary Contributors) Act have been approved?

Mr. Elliot

Up to the 29th June, 1938, the latest date for which information is available, 207,442 applicants in England, Scotland and Wales had been found to be qualified for admission to the new voluntary pensions scheme.