§ Mrs. Lena Jegerasked the Minister of Social Security if she will give further details of the 16,000 men between the ages of 60 and 65 years estimated in July, 1966 to be drawing unemployment pay while in receipt of occupational pensions, particularly in respect of their previous occupations and the amount of their pensions.
§ Miss HerbisonThe estimated figure of 16,000 was obtained from a special inquiry carried out to assist the National Insurance Advisory Committee which is considering whether additional conditions for the receipt of unemployment benefit should be introduced for occupational pensioners. Further information is before the Committee and they may well wish to include an analysis in their report on this complicated question. I would therefore ask my hon. Friend to await its publication.