§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many retirement pensioners in Wales were in receipt of supplementary pensions in each of the years 1975 to 1980.
§ Mrs. ChalkerFollowing is the information:
Thousands December 1975 88 December 1976 90 November 1977 90 November 1978 90 November 1979 92 December 1980 (Provisional) 87 Source: annual statistical inquiry.
The figures include women over 60 who were also receiving a national insurance widows' pension. This information is available in "Social Security Statistics", table 34.34.