What number of existing war disablement pensioners will receive up-rating of £5 per week; what number will receive the up-rating of 84 pence per week; and what number will receive the intermediate up-ratings of their pension. - Inc figures.

What number of existing war disablement pensioners will receive up-rating of £5 per week; what number will receive the up-rating of 84 pence per week; and what number will receive the intermediate up-ratings of their pension. - Inc figures.

What was the operative date for the uprating of the state retirement pension in each year from 1980 to 1993. - Inc list.

What was the operative date for the uprating of the state retirement pension in each year from 1980 to 1993. - Inc list.

If he will estimate the full year cost of increasing all national insurance benefits by (a) 0.5 per cent. and (b) 0.3 per cent. in 1993-94. - Table given.

If he will estimate the full year cost of increasing all national insurance benefits by (a) 0.5 per cent. and (b) 0.3 per cent. in 1993-94. - Table given.

Statement on what plans he has to increase war pensions. - Inc figures & fact that amendment order was made yesterday by the Privy Council.

Statement on what plans he has to increase war pensions. - Inc figures & fact that amendment order was made yesterday by the Privy Council.

On what grounds British subjects who retire to one of the old dominions do not receive the annual uprating of their state pension. - Includes figures.

On what grounds British subjects who retire to one of the old dominions do not receive the annual uprating of their state pension. - Includes figures.

If he will publish a table showing those countries in which British state retirement pensioners are entitled to have their pensions uprated annually in the same way as if they were still residing in the United Kingdom together with the date upon which each country was added to the list...

If he will publish a table showing those countries in which British state retirement pensioners are entitled to have their pensions uprated annually in the same way as if they were still residing in the United Kingdom together with the date upon which each country was added to the list...

What use is made of the pensioners' price index in calculating the annual old age pension increase. - Includes figures.

What use is made of the pensioners' price index in calculating the annual old age pension increase. - Includes figures.

If he will comment on the policy of the Government towards the updating of pensions and other benefits. - House will be informed in due course.

If he will comment on the policy of the Government towards the updating of pensions and other benefits. - House will be informed in due course.

Whether he will make it his policy to ensure that the value of benefits for children of war widows, other widows and invalidity pensioners, is increased in real terms in the 1993 benefit uprating.

Whether he will make it his policy to ensure that the value of benefits for children of war widows, other widows and invalidity pensioners, is increased in real terms in the 1993 benefit uprating.

To comment on the differential rate of percentage increases of national insurance benefits, including invalidity benefit and retirement pensions and income support; and what assessment he has made of how many pensioners are worse off as a result of these differentials. - Inc figure.

To comment on the differential rate of percentage increases of national insurance benefits, including invalidity benefit and retirement pensions and income support; and what assessment he has made of how many pensioners are worse off as a result of these differentials. - Inc figure.

If he has any plans to pay expatriate pensioners, living in Commonwealth countries, their full qualified and annually adjusted pensions, on the same basis as paid to expatriate pensioners living in European Community countries.

If he has any plans to pay expatriate pensioners, living in Commonwealth countries, their full qualified and annually adjusted pensions, on the same basis as paid to expatriate pensioners living in European Community countries.

What increases are to be paid to pensioners annually.

What increases are to be paid to pensioners annually.

On what date pensions and other benefits were indexed to prices instead of earnings; and whether this formula now applies to all benefits.

On what date pensions and other benefits were indexed to prices instead of earnings; and whether this formula now applies to all benefits.

What plans he has to uprate the basic state pensions for people over the age of 80 years - Inc figure.

What plans he has to uprate the basic state pensions for people over the age of 80 years - Inc figure.

To comment on the Government's policy towards increases in the state retirement pension. - Includes figure.

To comment on the Government's policy towards increases in the state retirement pension. - Includes figure.

If he will bring forward proposals to decrease the time between the announcement of pension increases and their implementation. - Ref to 198 c240W.

If he will bring forward proposals to decrease the time between the announcement of pension increases and their implementation. - Ref to 198 c240W.

Further to his Answer of 28th November, Official Report 199, columns 598-600W, on benefit arrangements under the proposed council tax, if he will make it his policy in the year's uprating that income support will rise by not less than the Retail Price Index in 1993-94. - Inc figures.

Further to his Answer of 28th November, Official Report 199, columns 598-600W, on benefit arrangements under the proposed council tax, if he will make it his policy in the year's uprating that income support will rise by not less than the Retail Price Index in 1993-94. - Inc figures.

If he will publish a table showing for each up-rating date since 1970 (i) the supplementary benefit basic single non-householders scale rate, or income support, for an adult aged under 25 years, (ii) the percentage increase in (i) for each up-rating date compared to the previous up-rating date, (iii) the...

If he will publish a table showing for each up-rating date since 1970 (i) the supplementary benefit basic single non-householders scale rate, or income support, for an adult aged under 25 years, (ii) the percentage increase in (i) for each up-rating date compared to the previous up-rating date, (iii) the...

If he will publish a table showing for each up-rating date since 1970 (i) the rate of supplementary benefit or income support for a householder couple each aged over 25 years with two children aged six and 11 years, (ii) the percentage increase in (i) between each up-rating date, (iii)...

If he will publish a table showing for each up-rating date since 1970 (i) the rate of supplementary benefit or income support for a householder couple each aged over 25 years with two children aged six and 11 years, (ii) the percentage increase in (i) between each up-rating date, (iii)...

If he will list any occasions when, in benefit upratings from 1986 onwards, the power to round benefit rates up or down under section 63(5) of the Social Security Act 1986 has not been used to round rates to the nearest five pence indicating by how much and in which...

If he will list any occasions when, in benefit upratings from 1986 onwards, the power to round benefit rates up or down under section 63(5) of the Social Security Act 1986 has not been used to round rates to the nearest five pence indicating by how much and in which...