§ 26. Mr. E. Fletcherasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, in view of the great hardship that arises in a large number of individual cases of elderly persons having no other means, he will now make general provision for the earlier repayment of Post-war Credits.
§ Mr. PowellI cannot anticipate my right hon. Friend's Budget Statement.
§ Mr. FletcherWill the Minister bear in mind that there is great concern about this? The value of Post-war Credits is diminishing, and an increasing number of elderly people without other means, often in ill health, are suffering great hardship because they cannot get these Post-war Credits repaid?
§ Mr. PowellThis is a question which it will fall to my right hon. Friend to consider in making his Budget.