§ 116. Mr. Vaughan-Morganasked the Minister of National Insurance how far the recent alterations to retirement pension increments have been successful in inducing men over 65 and women over 60 to remain at work; and if he will publish the relevant statistics.
§ Mr. TurtonIt is too early to have any reliable information on this point. It will in any case always be difficult to isolate the effects of a particular provision which is only one factor among several influencing a person who is considering whether to stay on at work or to claim retirement pension.