§ 20. Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give retirement pensioners a special Christmas bonus in view of their hardship.
§ Sir K. JosephAs my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister has announced, a special payment of £10 is to be made in the week commencing 4th December, 1972, to retirement pensioners and others over retirement age receiving social security benefits.—[Vol. 845. c. 626.]