§ Mr. Rookerasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the latest estimate of the cost to the Revenue of allowing women to receive the age allowance at 60 years.
§ Mr. RidleyIf age allowance were extended to all women aged 60 or above, the additional cost would be about £80 million in a full year at 1982–83 levels of income, allowances and so on.