Oral Answers to Questions — Military Service. – in the House of Commons at on 16 January 1940.
Major Sir Frank Markham
, Nottingham South
asked the Chancellor of the exchequer whether he can now make a statement on the position of old age pensioners?
Sir Geoffrey Mander
, Wolverhampton East
asked the Chancellor of the exchequer whether he is now able to make a statement with regard to the Government's policy on the subject of an increase in the amount of old age pensions?
Mr Gordon Macdonald
, Ince
asked the Chancellor of the exchequer whether he is now in a position to give the result of the investigations into the question of an increase in old age pensions?
Mr Daniel Lipson
, Cheltenham
asked the Chancellor of the exchequer whether he is now able to indicate the result of the inquiry that has been made on the possibility of an increase in the old age pension?
Mr John Simon
, Spen Valley
I will, with the hon. Members' permission, answer these Questions together. The Government have been actively pursuing their investigation into the subject of old age pensions during the recess, and I hope that it will be possible to announce the Government's intentions in the course of a few days.
Sir Geoffrey Mander
, Wolverhampton East
Can the Chancellor of the exchequer say whether he proposes to deal with the question of widows' pensions at the same time as that of the old age pensions?
Mr John Simon
, Spen Valley
Perhaps the hon. Member would be good enough to wait until I make a statement.
The chancellor of the exchequer is the government's chief financial minister and as such is responsible for raising government revenue through taxation or borrowing and for controlling overall government spending.
The chancellor's plans for the economy are delivered to the House of Commons every year in the Budget speech.
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