§ Mr. Andrew Bowdenasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what would be the cost of raising the age allowances by 12.5 per cent.
§ Mr. Moore[pursuant to his reply, 26 March 1984]: The cost of raising the age allowances and the aged income limit by 12.5 per cent. of their 1983–84 levels would be about £130 million more in a full year than the cost of the corresponding Budget proposals.