Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 16 May 1979.
On that very topic, is the right hon. Gentleman aware that I wrote to the Department and asked whether the 1·9 per cent. would be made up when the next arrangements for pensions were introduced? I was informed that they would be considered in April but that no undertaking could be given. It was not until the election campaign began that the former Prime Minister announced that it would be made up.