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Mr. DAY
asked the Minister of Health the total number of pensions under the Act of 1925 that were being paid at the end of 1929?
| — | Number of persons in receipt of— | |||||
| Institutional Relief (including casuals, but excluding lunatics in county and borough asylums). | Domiciliary Relief (excluding persons in receipt of domiciliary medical relief only). | Total. | ||||
| 1. | Parish of Devonport— | |||||
| December, 1929 | … | … | 245 | 1,969 | 2,214 | |
| January, 1930 | … | … | 251 | 2,037 | 2,288 | |
| 2. | Parish of Plymouth— | |||||
| December, 1929 | … | … | 620 | 2,639 | 3,259 | |
| January, 1930 | … | … | 644 | 2,835 | 3,479 | |
| 3. | Parish of East Stonehouse— | |||||
| December, 1929 | … | … | 71 | 455 | 526 | |
| January, 1930 | … | … | 74 | 441 | 515 | |
Mr. GREENWOOD
The total number of pensions payable in England and Wales under or by virtue of the Contributory Pensions Act, 1925, at the end of 1929 was as follows:
| Widows' pensions | 249,524 |
| Orphans' pensions | 13,452 |
| Old age pensions to persons 65 to 70 years of age | 511,461 |
| Old age pensions to persons over 70 years of age | 363,600 |
| Total | 1,138,037 |