§ Mr. Gwilym Robertsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what estimates he has made of the decline in the value of death grant since death grant was first introduced; and what is its real value, allowing for inflation since that date.
§ Mr. DeakinsBetween July 1949, when it was first introduced, and January 1977, the death grant has declined in value by about 71 per cent. The124W purchasing power of the present £30 grant would, in 1949, have been represented by a payment of £5 13s.