asked the Prime Minister whether he will appoint a Royal Commission to inquire into the position of aged people who have to exist on 10s. per week, where a man reaches 65 years of age and his wife has not reached that age?

I am not prepared to recommend the appointment of a Royal Commission, as suggested, as I do not think it would serve any useful purpose.

Is the Prime Minister not aware that there are still 250,000 of these cases in England and Wales, and is it his intention to do anything for them?

The hon. Member asked whether I would appoint or recommend the appointment of a Royal Commission, and I said "No," because I do not think it would serve any useful purpose. All the facts are known already.

If the right hon. Gentleman will not appoint a Royal Commission will he take steps to remove the anomalies to which the question refers?

That is another point altogether.

Will the Prime Minister give consideration to the men who have been insured for 25 years without a break and who are now unemployed?