§ Mr. Hamiltonasked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance how many retirement pensioners there were in Scotland in each of the last seven years; how many of these were in receipt of National Assistance in each year; and what was the total sum paid in such assistance in each year.
§ Mr. TurtonRetirement pensions were paid from July, 1948, and I would refer the hon. Member to the figures for that year and succeeding years I gave him on 13th July this year. Details of the total amounts of National Assistance grants paid to pensioners in Scotland are not available.