HC Deb 03 February 1964 vol 688 c107W
38. Dr. Alan Glyn

asked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance how many persons, male and female, over the age of 70, are receiving retirement pensions at home and abroad, respectively.

Mrs. Thatcher

Of the male retirement pensioners over age 70, it is estimated that about 1.3 million are at home and some 12,500 are abroad. Similar information is available only for women over age 65 of whom about 3¼ million live at home and some 34,000 are abroad.