§ Mr. HurstTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what assessment he has made of the recent Government Actuary's report on the affordability of restoring the pensions link with average earnings; and if he will make a statement. [145604]
§ Mr. RookerWe believe that restoring the earnings link is not the best means of tackling pensioner poverty. We are spending more on pensioner incomes than an earnings-linked increase would have cost.