Mr. Hall-Daviesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) how many women commenced drawing national insurance retirement pensions in each three-month period of the most recent period of 12 months for which the information was available; how many were in respect of insurance in their own right; and how many were widows' pensions or widowed mothers' allowances;
(2) how many people received national insurance retirement pensions for the first
AWARDS OR RETIREMENT PENSION Women Own Insurance Husband's insurance Period Total awards Men Married Widows Total women Six months ended 29th November 1974 276,900 137,370 33,170 95,100 11,260 139,530 Six months ended 31st May 1975 277,640 140,290 30,840 96,120 10,390 137,350 The total amount of pension in payment to men attributable to these awards at the end of the 12 months is not known.