§ Mr. HOGGE(by Private Notice) asked the Prime Minister whether he can now make any statement about the Pensions Minister?
§ The PRIME MINISTERMy right hon. Friend the Paymaster-General will be appointed to be Minister of Pensions. I hope that the Bill to give effect to the Government's policy in this matter will be introduced very soon, but I cannot yet name a definite date.
Mr. MacCALLUM SCOTTHas there been any change in the proposals with regard to the reorganisation of the various departments?
§ The PRIME MINISTERAny change since when?
§ Mr. PRINGLEAre we now to have a kind of Coalition Pensions Board?
§ The PRIME MINISTERPerhaps we had better wait for the introduction of the Bill.
§ Mr. HOGGECan the right hon. Gentleman say whether the scheme is to be one of co-ordination or unification?
§ The PRIME MINISTERBefore I answer that, I should like to have a definition of each of those terms.