§ Mr. Stanbrookasked the Attorney-General what was the average length of time between committal and trial of
Percentage Increases Year Date Public Service Pensions Date National Insurance Retirement Pension—Single Person 1971 … … … 1st September 18.0* 20th September 20.0† 1972 … … … 1st December 9.9 2nd October 12.5 1973 … … … 1st December 9.3 1st October 14.8 1974 … … … 1st December 16.5 22nd July 29.0 * Previous increase 6th March 1969. Pensions which had fallen behind 1969 price levels were increased in September 1971, in addition to the 18 per cent., to bring them up to 1969 standards. † Previous increase 3rd November 1969.