§ Mr. Gwynfor Evansasked the Minister of Social Security if she will state how many persons in Wales were in receipt of retirement pensions in each of the years 1957 to 1967.
§ Mr. PentlandThe estimated numbers of retirement pensions in payment in Wales at 31st December for each year were as follows:
1957 … … … 239,000 1958 … … … 270,000 1959 … … … 276,000 1960 … … … 282,000 1961 … … … 290,000 1962 … … … 295,000 1963 … … … 302,000 1964 … … … 315,000 1965 … … … 320,000 1966 … … … 334,000* * Latest available figure.