§ Mr. Hodgsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services at what level the death grant would now have to be in order to maintain its 1948 purchasing power.
§ Mr. OrmeOn the basis of the movement in the general index of retail prices up to June 1978, the latest month for which figures are available, the present546W death grant of £30 would need to be increased to £121.52 to restore the value of the original death grant of £20 introduced in July 1949.