§ Mr. HurstTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will estimate the cost to the Treasury of uprating the basic state pension by(a) £5 per week for a single pensioner and (b) £8 per week for a pensioner couple. [158765]
§ Mr. RookerI refer my hon. Friend to the written answer I gave to the hon. Member for Havant (Mr. Willetts) on 30 January 2001,Official Report, columns 138–39W.