HC Deb 26 February 1996 vol 272 c337W
Mr. Redmond

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what action he is taking to ensure that pensioners will benefit from any increased prosperity of the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement. [15060]

Mr. Waldegrave

As a result of the Government's successful economic policies, average pensioner incomes have risen by more than 50 per cent. in real terms since 1979.