§ 17. Mr. RiddickTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is the total value of the average pensioner's savings, investments and home; and what was the comparable figure in 1979.
§ Mr. MarlowTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is the total value of the average pensioner's savings, investments and home(a) currently and (b) in 1978–79.
§ Miss WiddecombeMy hon. Friend will be pleased to hear that the average value of pensioners' savings and investments doubled in real terms between 1979 and 1988. The average value of property owned by pensioners increased by over 65 per cent. during the same period.