§ Mr. Norman Lamontasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what number and proportion of retirement pensioners are thought to have an income from all sources within two-thirds of national average earnings.
§ Mr. DeanIt is estimated that at the end of 1971 about 20 per cent. of married couple pensioners (370,000 couples) and about 5 per cent. of single pensioners (200,000) had gross weekly incomes of at least £20. Average weekly earnings of male manual workers in October 1971 were £30.93.