§ Mr. Gwilym Robertsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services, in view of the latest figures provided by his Department indicating that the cost of reducing the pensionable age of men by one year would be only £200 million, if he will now take steps to reduce the pensionable age of men to 60 years in stages covering a number of years; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. PrenticeNo. The current economic situation and the need to reduce public expenditure precludes any reduction in men's pension age. The Government's views on the question of pension age will be set out in the White Paper on the elderly to be published next year.