§ Mr. Woofasked the Minister of Social Security if the National Insurance Advisory Committee's review on the level of the earnings limit for retirement pensioners is now complete; and if she will make a statement.
§ Miss HerbisonThe National Insurance Advisory Committee is examining a number of technical and complicated problems and not only the level at which the earnings rule should start to operate. The Committee have not yet completed their examination of all these problems and it would be premature for me to make any statement before I receive their report.