§ 44. Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance what reply he sent to the letter of the Aberdeen Trades Council, pointing out the hardship that the present earnings rule inflicts on old-age pensioners, particularly those in receipt of National Assistance; and if, having regard to the present cost of living, he will take steps to ameliorate that scale.
§ Mr. WoodThe only letter from the Aberdeen Trades Council which the hon. and learned Member has sent me is about National Assistance payments to unemployed men, to which I have sent him a reply.