HC Deb 28 January 1997 vol 289 c189W
22. Sir Teddy Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will review the amount of Christmas bonus paid to pensioners. [11390]

Mr. Heald

The Department has no plans to review the amount of the Christmas bonus. We have targeted help on those pensioners receiving income-related benefits, this extra help is now worth around £1.2 billion a year since 1988.