§ Mr. N. Macphersonasked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance how many of the 392,000 persons existing on retirement pensions in Scotland were also in receipt of supplementary payments from the National Assistance Board at the end of October, 1953.
§ Mr. TurtonOn 29th September, 1953, the latest date for which the information is available, about 71,000 regular weekly grants of National Assistance were being paid to retirement pensioners in Scotland. Some of the grants covered the needs of a household containing more than one pensioner.