§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is his estimate of the average percentage increase since 1978–79 in occupational pensions payable to those now aged 75 years; and what was the comparable increase in(a) the state pension and (b) the pension payable to the pensioner retiring in the current year who was on the (i) upper and (ii) lower limit of SERPS on retirement.
§ Mr. Peter LloydI regret that the information is not available in the form requested.
§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what has been the average percentage increase in rent and rates payable before and after relief by those aged over 75 years, over the past three years and the percentage increase in their state pension; and by how much their rent and rates/poll tax is expected to increase or decrease in the next three years.
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§ Mr. Peter LloydIncluding the November 1984 uprating and the April 1988 uprating the basic state retirement pension rose by 14.9 per cent. The rest of the information requested is not available.