Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Social Security – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 22 July 1991.
Ann Widdecombe
, Maidstone
12:00,
22 July 1991
I congratulate my hon. Friend on his impending entitlement. We are considering all aspects of equal treatment and we have those matters under review. Any retired person who is on income support or is just a little above it is entitled to claim help towards NHS prescriptions. As I have said, we are taking steps to ensure that that fact is widely known.