§ 33. Mr. G. Johnson Smithasked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance by what percentage the value in real terms of retirement pensions has been increased since 1951; and what is the comparable figure for the increase in personal disposable income per head.
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterThe latest available figures show that the increase in real terms for the single rate of retirement pensions since October, 1951, is 37 per cent.; for the married rate 32 per cent.; and for personal disposable income per head, 27 per cent.