§ MR. SCHWANN (Manchester, N.)To ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether the Committee for inquiring into the Civil Servants' Superannuation Act, promised some time ago, has yet been formed, and whether they will take evidence from the staff; will he state the terms of reference, and will the Report be published as a Parliamentary Paper.
(Answered by Mr. A. J. Balfour.) The arrangements for constituting the Commission are not yet completed. I announced the terms of reference on 31st July last; they are as follows: "To inquire into the working of the system of superannuation embodied in the Superannuation Acts, and to report whether, without increasing the charge on public funds for non-effective services, any change in the system is desirable in the interests either of Civil Servants or the State." The question of what evidence should be taken must be left to the discretion of the Commissioners.