§ 37. Mr. Jannerasked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance if he can yet make a statement on the proposals he has in mind for helping old-age pensioners and other older people to partake of the prosperity of the country.
§ The Minister of Pensions and National Insurance (Mr. John Boyd-Carpenter)I have nothing to add to what I said in the debates on 16th March and 13th April.
§ Mr. JannerIs the Minister aware that considerable frustration is felt by old-age pensioners and by other older people when, after they have given all their best years to make a contribution to the prosperity of the country, they are entirely neglected? Will not the Minister reconsider the position and see that they are given a fair share on this occasion?
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterTo describe a steady and progressive increase in the provision for the old as a cause for frustration is a sheer misconception and a sheer misuse of language.