§ Mr. Maxwell-Hyslopasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer by what authority the Post Office refuses to sell index-linked certificates to men who have reached the age of 60 years while selling them to women of the same age; and whether this example of sex discrimination is consistent with Government policy in the field of abolition of sex discrimination.
§ Mr. Denzil DaviesUnder Section 51(b) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 no action undertaken in order to comply with an earlier statute constitutes 91W unlawful sexual discrimination. Index linked National Savings Certificates are issued under powers conferred by Section 11 of the National Debt Act 1972.