§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the average and the maximum amount of extra pension for deferred retirement paid at the most recent available date to (a) a pensioner on his or her own national insurance contributions, (b) a widow on her husband's and her own contributions, and (c) a married woman on her husband's contributions.
§ Mr. Alec Jones:The information is as follows:
§ Mr. Kinnockasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what would be the saving in a year to the National Insurance Fund if the earnings-related widow's supplementary allowance were abolished, assuming earnings in the 1973–74 income tax year as the basis for the calculations.
§ Mr. O'Malley :About £9 million.
§ Mr. Kinnockasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what would be the saving in a year to the National Insurance Fund if the earnings-related supplement to sickness benefit were abolished, assuming earnings in the 1973–74 income tax year as the basis for the calculations.
§ Mr. O'Malley :About £98 million.