State Pension

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Social Security – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 22 July 1991.

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Photo of Mr Richard Holt Mr Richard Holt , Langbaurgh 12:00, 22 July 1991

Nevertheless, as the Government have pledged to equalise the state pension for men and women, would not one small step in that direction be for prescriptions to be free for over 60-year-old men as they are for women? Will my hon. Friend make representations so that that small category of people, whom I shall be joining in 10 days' time, will not have to pay prescription charges?