§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give the reason why he will not introduce legislation to provide that all persons who are entitled to pensions payable from several sources and the result of previous employment shall, above a particular total figure, only be entiled to the highest of these pensions.
§ Mr. RossiUnder Inland Revenue rules the totality of benefits provided by approved retirement benefit schemes is limited to two-thirds of final salary. It does not seem reasonable to impose further restrictions when pension rights and expectations can be affected adversely by changes of employment or the loss of a job nor to deprive people in their old age of benefits which they have earned during their working life.