§ Dr. Vaughanasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether she will publish a table showing in each month since October 1973 the value in real terms of the single person's retirement pension based upon the £7.75 single pension level of October 1973 and adjusted according to the retail prices index and expressed in pounds and pence.
§ Mr. O'MalleyThe information is as follows:
MONTHLY EQUIVALENT OF THE RETIREMENT PENSION FROM OCTOBER 1973, BASED ON THE MOVEMENT IN GENERAL INDEX OF RETAIL PRICES Single Person Date Actual rate £ Equivalent value of October 1973 rate 1973— October 7.75 7.75 November 7.81 December 7.87 1974— January 8.02 February 8.16 March 8.23 April 8.51 May 8.63 June 8.72 July 10.00 8.80 August 8.80 September 8.90 October 9.08 November 9.24 December 9.37 1975— January 9.61 February 9.77 March 9.97 April 11.60 10.35 May 10.78 June 10.99 July 11.10 August 11.17 September 11.26 October 11.42 November 13.30 11.56 December 11.71 1976— January 11.86