HC Deb 25 July 1939 vol 350 cc1278-9W
Mr. Mainwaring

asked the Minister of Health how many men were in receipt of contributory pensions in Great Britain on the 30th June, 1939; and to how many of these contributory pensions were awarded during the year 1939?

Mr. Elliot

The number of men in receipt of contributory pensions in Great Britain on the 30th June, 1939, was approximately 1,132,100. The number of contributory pensions awarded to men during the half-year which ended on that date was approximately 66,000.