§ Mr. Kinnockasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the total cost of paying National Insurance retirement pensions in each year from 1960 to 1970.
§ Mr. Dean:The cost of retirement pensions was as follows:
Financial Year Ending 31st March £ million 1961 677 1962 784 1963 807 1964 959 1965 1,015 1966 1,238 1967 1,272 1968 1,385 1969 1,543 1970 1,627 1971 1,778