§ Mr. O'HaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security when he will respond to the Third Report of the Social Security Select Committee 1996–97, Uprating of State Retirement Pensions Payable to People Resident Abroad. [106422]
§ Mr. RookerThe previous Government responded to the Third Report of the Social Security Select Committee 1996–97, Uprating of State Retirement Pensions Payable to People Resident Abroad on 19 March 1997, recorded in theOfficial Report, 19 March 1997, column 680W. There is no requirement for the present Government to respond.