HC Deb 30 March 1971 vol 814 c330W
60. Mr. Hardy

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the amount and the proportion by which the purchasing power of the single retirement pensioner has fallen since 1st July, 1970.

Mr. Dean

As measured by the General Index of Retail Prices, the purchasing power of the single retirement pension rate fell between July, 1970, and February, 1971, by £0.23 at July, 1970, prices—a decrease of 4.7 per cent.