§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what estimate he has made of(a) the cost of paying the£100 winter allowance through the basic state pension and (b) the cost of paying the winter allowance separately. [82283]
§ Angela EagleI refer the hon. Member to the written answer I gave to the hon. Member for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton (Mr. Gibb) on 28 April 1999,Official Report,columns 168–69.