§ Mr. Donald Stewartasked the Secretary of State for Social Services to what amount the current death grant would need to be increased in order to equal its original value.
§ Mr. PrenticeBased on the movement in the general index of retail prices up to October 1979, the latest date for which a figure is available, the present death grant would need to be increased to £145 to restore the value it had in 1949 when it was first introduced.