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Mr. Gordon Brown
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will express (a) the basic pension and (b) the single person's supplementary benefit level if unemployed as a percentage of average earnings in (i) 1957, (ii) 1979 and (iii) 1987.
Mr. Major
I shall let the hon. Member have a reply as soon as possible.