§ 178. Mr. H. A. Priceasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer to what amount the purchasing power of the old age pension of 26s. per week for a single person and 42s. per week for a married couple, respectively, had fallen, since those figures were fixed, at the latest convenient date; and what that date was.
§ Mr. JayAbout 22s. 5d. and 36s. 2d. respectively, calculated on the figure for December, 1950, on the Official Index of Retail Prices introduced in June, 1947, and the previous Cost-of-Living Index.