§ Mr. BaldryTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the current value in real terms of the basic state pension in 1979 terms.
§ Mr. ScottThe basic pension of £19.50 payable from November 1978 would be worth £40.19 at April 1988 prices. The current basic pension rate is £41.15, a real terms increase of 2.4 per cent.