§ Sir Brandon Rhys Williamsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what would be the annual savings from raising the pension age for women to 65 years (a) in every case and (b) excluding married women not in the labour market whose husbands are aged 65 years or over.
§ Mr. RossiI refer my hon. Friend to my reply to the hon. Member for Derby, North (Mr. Whitehead) on 9 November—[Vol. 12, c.20–21.] The annual savings will in any event be the same under both conditions since, even were pension age for women raised to 65, a man aged 65 92W years or more would be able to claim an increase in retirement pension for a dependent wife below pension age of the same amount as the retirement pension for a dependent wife over pension age.
§ Sir Brandon Rhys Williamsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what would be the gross cost of equalising the normal pension age at 65 years for both men and women, allowing half-pensions combined with part-time work from age 60 to 65 years; and what would be the net cost.