§ Mr. Clemitsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services by how much the purchasing power of the retirement pension has increased or decreased in the cases of both the single pensioner and married couple since February 1974, using the one-person and two-person 571W pensioner household retail price indices, respectively, as the measurements.
§ Mr. OrmeThe application of these indices shows that the purchasing power of both the single and the married pension rose by 16½ per cent. between the first quarter of 1974 and the last quarter of 1976.
§ Mr. Clemitsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the present retirement pension in respect of a single person and a married couple expressed as a percentage of the respective pensions in February 1974.