§ Miss Harvie Andersonasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many retired officers of the women's armed services are in receipt of retired pay under each of the eight retired pay codes; and, in each case, how many are over 60 years of age, and, of the latter, how many are over 70 years of age.
§ Mr. ReynoldsThe information is as follows:—
Pensions Code (a) Number of retired officers of the Women's Services in receipt of retired pay (b) Number included in Column (a) who are over 60 years of age (c) Number included in Column (b) who are over 70 years of age 1919 … 38 37 35 1945 … 122 122 99 1950 … 103 86 50 1956 … 89 52 — 1960 … 151 44 — 1962 … 123 13 — 1964 … 70 5 — 1966 … 65 — —