§ Mr. D. Somervilleasked the Minister of Health whether he can give any approximate numbers of those black-coated workers who have already expressed a desire to come under the new pension scheme, and specially those who are over 40 years of age?
§ Sir K. WoodApproximately 268,000 persons have already applied for admission to the new voluntary pensions scheme, of whom approximately 227,000 are either over the age of 40 or will reach that age before the end of the initial year.