§ Mr. Elystan Morganasked the Minister of Social Security what estimate she has made of the approximate additional cost involved of paying a full retirement pension to women over the age of 60 and men over the age of 65 who do not at present qualify for such pension on account of not having paid a sufficient number of contributions.
§ Miss HerbisonThe additional cost to the National Insurance Fund of paying standard rate retirement pensions to persons who do not qualify for them because the necessary contributions have not been paid would be approximately £100 million a year. There would be a consequential saving on supplementary pensions of about £40 million a year.