asked the Secretary of State for Social Services from which pensioners' organisations he has received representations on pensions matters during the past 12 months.

My right hon. Friend and I receive a large number of representations on pension matters from various sources, including pensioners' organisations, and have met a number of deputations. It would be a considerable task to identify all the pensioners' organisations and other interested bodies which have made representations over the past 12 months, but they include the following:

• The National Federation of Old Age Pensions Associations.
• Age Concern.
• The British Pensioners and Trade Unions Action Committee.
• The TUC Social Insurance Committee.
• The Scottish Old Age Pensioners' Association.
• The Merthyr Tydfil Pensioners' Association.
• The Transport and General Workers Union (Senior Citizens).
• Task Force.
• The Civil Service Pensions' Alliance.
• The London Trades Unions and Old Age Pensioners' Joint Committee.
• The Public Service Pensions' Council.
• Various Trade Unions.