§ Mr. MaddenTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security when he intends to announce the pensioners' Christmas bonus for 1989; if he will increase the bonus in line with inflation, since the bonus was first introduced; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. KirkwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he has any plans to increase the Christmas bonus for pensioners.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardWe have no plans to do so.