Retirement and Old-Age Pensioners

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Pensions and National Insurance – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 12 November 1956.

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Photo of Mr Arthur Lewis Mr Arthur Lewis , West Ham North 12:00, 12 November 1956

Is the right hon. Gentleman not aware that the pension is lower than the national average? Is he not aware that workers throughout industry have been having increases consistently? Surely he will agree that old-age pensions should be maintained at a fair level compared with what they used to be? Will not the right hon. Gentleman do something in this matter?