§ Mr. SavidgeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if she will make a statement on Government policies designed to raise the living standards of Scottish pensioners. [73576]
§ Mrs. LiddellWe have introduced the Minimum Income Guarantee for poorer pensioners; Winter Fuel Payments for people aged 60 and over; free TV licences for the over 75s; and will introduce the new pension credit next year. This will mean that no single pensioner need live on less than £100 a week and no pensioner couple on less than £154 a week.
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