HC Deb 06 May 1981 vol 4 c76W
Mr. Cryer

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he intends to change in any way the future pension rights of State pension recipients; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Rossi

The Government plan to phase out the current earnings rule for national insurance retirement pensions when resources become available. The recent White Paper "Growing Older" discusses the question of pension age and flexible retirement, but we are not at present proposing any further changes in the statutory provisions relating to rights to those pensions.