Mr. Jim Callaghanasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) with whom, in addition to his discussion with the Inter-Bank Research Organisation, he has consulted about the methods which his Department uses to pay pensions directly into bank accounts.
(2) whether and, if so, when, he expects to remove the difference whereby a public service pensioner can have his occupational but not his national retirement pension paid by the Government directly into his bank or Giro account.
§ Mr. DeakinsI will let my hon. Friend have a reply as soon as possible.