HC Deb 27 May 1968 vol 765 cc1201-2
9. Mr. Judd

asked the Minister of Social Security when she now expects to complete her comprehensive review of social security.

Mrs. Hart

The White Paper setting out the Government's proposals for an earnings-related pensions scheme will, I hope, be published by the end of the year.

Mr. Judd

Would not my right hon. Friend agree that at a time when the Government are committed to relating incomes to economic growth it is more urgent than ever to get a comprehensive review which will enable pensions and other social benefits to be related to economic growth?

Mrs. Hart

That is the case. I am looking forward, as I hope my hon. Friend is, to the comprehensive nature of the new scheme which we propose to set out in the White Paper. It is an elaborate piece of work. It inevitably takes a good deal of time to prepare, but I hope that the results will be felt to justify this.

Mr. Ridsdale

Will the right hon. Lady work on the principle that help should go 10 those who need it most?

Mrs. Hart

In the social insurance system, which is what the White Paper will concern itself with, we are concerned with benefits which are a right as a consequence of contributions which have been paid.

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