§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Prime Minister, pursuant to her reply to the right hon. Member for Manchester, Wythenshawe, on 22 December, if she will now clarify the terms of the reply with regard to the Government's cut in invalidity benefit and her undertaking that this is being compensated for by a temporary allowance; and if any change in policy is indicated by her reply.
§ The Prime MinisterMy earlier reply to the right hon. Gentleman indicated no change in policy. I referred to the invalidity pension, and to the invalidity allowance paid on top of the invalidity pension, which has been restored to the level of the corresponding allowances paid with retirement pension.
The Government have given an assurance that when invalidity benefit is brought into tax it will be restored to the level of the retirement pension.