Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Social Security – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 4 Mawrth 1991.
I am grateful to my hon. Friend for that beneficial answer. Will she make a comparison with France and Germany, where house ownership is less extensive than in the United Kingdom? Will she also deal with the poorer section of the United Kingdom, principally those who are over 70, because, although their gross income is considerable, their special circumstances mean that they come off rather badly?