§ Mr. Frank FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will tabulate figures for each of a single and a married pensioner, where the wife receives category B pension, assuming rents and rates as in his Department's November tax benefit model tables, and that benefit entitlement is maximised, comparing net weekly spending power under the existing system in December with spending power, assuming that his proposed 1988–89 benefit changes, with benefit rates deflated to April 1987 prices, had already taken effect, in each of the following circumstances(a) full national insurance basic pension plus additional/earnings related/occupational pension of £0, £5, £10, £20, £30, £40, and £50 a week and (b) full national basic pension plus investment income of £0, £5, £10, £20, £30, £40, and £50 a week.
§ Mr. PortilloThis question could be answered only at disproportionate cost.