§ Mr. McMasterTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what was the Christmas bonus payable to senior citizens in 1972 in(a) cash terms and (b) at 1991 prices.
§ Miss WiddecombeThe Christmas bonus payable to senior citizens in 1972 in cash terms was £10, and which at April 1991 prices would be worth £59.17. The cost at this rate would be about £700 million.