§ MR. H. C. F. LUTTRELL (Devon, Tavistock)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether, in the case of the two Principal Warders Wainwright and Lord, whose deaths have lately occurred at Dartmoor Prison after periods of 25 and 30 years' service, the money which on the principle of deferred pay these officers contributed to the pension fund will be refunded to their families; and, if he will take into consideration the sad circumstances caused to their families and, if possible, alleviate them?
§ SIR MATTHEW WHITE RIDLEYI am afraid the principle of deferred pay is not recognised by the Superannuation Acts, and no contributions are made by prison officers towards pension from their pay. I deeply regret the circumstances in which the families of these two warders have been left, and am sorry to say there are other cases like theirs; but there is no fund at my disposal out of which it would be possible to relieve them.
§ MR. LUTTRELLMay I ask the right lion. Gentleman whether, in the sad 724 circumstances in which the Wainwright family are placed, he can lay the matter before the Treasury?
§ SIR MATTHEW WHITE RIDLEYI understand that the Treasury have done all in their power in the matter, but as I have already informed the hon. Member there is no public fund out of which relief in such cases can be given.