§ 76. Mr. Leatherasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will give an assurance to pensioners of the municipalities of Malaya that their pension and provident fund rights will be safeguarded for the future by Her Majesty's Government, with particular reference to continuation of payments, continuation of double taxation and earned income allowance, and guarantee of capital repayments of provident fund monies under the established conditions of the various provident funds.
§ Mr. Profumo:These pension and provident fund rights are obligations of the municipalities concerned, and I have no reason to suppose that the municipalities will not honour their obligations or that the Government of the Federation will interpose difficulties. The officers concerned would be fully entitled to seek the good offices of Her Majesty's Government should any difficulty arise over the particular matters mentioned in the question.