asked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance if he is aware of the hardship and inconvenience caused to pensioners who are unable to purchase the small quantities of milk they require daily, and are compelled to take more than they want; and if he will take steps to provide all old age pensioners with a daily free supply of milk.

The question of the size of milk bottles is not for me. But I am in any event sure that it would be a retrograde step to start paying part of the retirement pension in kind rather than in cash.