§ Mr. Woodhouseasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if, as a measure to reduce unemployment, he will seek to, make provision to enable men as well as women to retire at 60 years of age with full pension rights.
§ Sir K. JosephNo. Such a measure would be very expensive and of doubtful effectiveness in making any immediate or substantial impact on the unemployment problem.
I am writing more fully to my hon. Friend.