§ Mr. Foulkesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what savings will be made by the delay in the pensions increase for each of the two weeks in the current year.
§ Mrs. ChalkerIf the rates of benefit for the week commencing 24 November were to be paid two weeks earlier, the additional expenditure for each week would be about £62½ million, of which about £32½ million would be on retirement and supplementary pensions.