§ 73. Mr. Hamiltonasked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance what has been the decrease in the purchasing power of the basic retirement pension since the introduction of the legislation granting the last increase and since the date of the first payment of that increase.
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterOn the basis of the Retail Prices Index, 3s. 0d., and 2s. 8d., from December, 1954, and April, 1955, respectively.
§ Mr. Lewisasked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance what reply he has sent to the resolution of the Old Age Pensioners Association, which has been forwarded to him, calling for a pension of £3 per week plus a bonus based on the rise in prices since 1951.
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterNo such communication has yet reached me.