§ 59. Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Minister of Social Security whether she is aware that between 19th March and 23rd April the Retail Price Index rose by 2.2 points; and, as this is equivalent to a 1.8 per cent. increase in the cost of living in just over a month and a 3.6 per cent. increase since devaluation, whether she will now seek to increase all social welfare benefits.
§ Mr. PentlandI would refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave to him on 23rd April.—[Vol. 763, c.44.]