§ Mrs. Ewingasked the Minister of Social Security if she will give details of the £55 million estimated cost of increasing the standard rate of National Insurance retirement pensions for single persons by £2 and other rates proportionately in Scotland.
§ Mr. Pentland:The information is as follows:
Type of Retirement Pensioner Cost £ million Men 21 Women with pension on own insurance 16 Wives with pension on husband's insurance 7 Widows with pension on husband's insurance 11