§ Mr. Donald Stewartasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the purchasing power of the standard retirement pension now compared with the same date last year.
§ Mr. MeacherThe purchasing power of the single person's pension of £11.60 in June 1975, the latest date for which the general index of retail prices is available, was 18.7 per cent. higher than that of the £7.75 pension in June 1974.