§ Mr. G. Elfed Daviesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many applications under the National Insurance (Old Persons) Act, 1970, by men over 87 years of age and women over 82 years of age have been approved in the Rhondda to the last convenient date.
§ Mr. DeanSeparate figures are not available for the Rhondda alone, but up to and including 20th November, 1970, our offices dealing with that area had awarded pensions under Section 1 of the Act as follows:
Rhondda 44 Ferndale 14 Tonyrefail 14 Porth 13
§ Mr. Muddasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many applications have been made under the National Insurance (Old Persons) Act, 1970, by men over 87 years of age and women over 70W 82 years of age residing in the county of Cornwall; and how many applications have been approved.
§ Mr. DeanSeparate figures are not available for the county of Cornwall alone but up to and including 20th November our offices covering the county—and areas just outside—had received claims and made awards under Section 1 of the Act as follows:
Area Claims Awards Truro 584 517 Penzance 403 318 Bideford 280 263 Devonport 201 150 St. Austell 198 172 Bodmin 181 152 Liskeard 121 115 Launceston 62 55