§ 89. Major PRESCOTTasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what action has been taken to deal with the application of the Retired Police Officers' Association for equal pensions for equal service, and pensions for the pre-September widows as well as for post-September widows?
§ The SECRETARY of STATE for the HOME DEPARTMENT (Mr. Shortt)I would refer the hon. and gallant Member to the reply which I gave to a question on this subject by the hon. and gallant Member for Finsbury on the 27th February.
§ 90. Major PRESCOTTasked the Home Secretary how many applications have been made to the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police since the outbreak of war by retired police officers to be allowed to give up their pensions entirely and to rejoin the service on the grounds that it was impossible for them to exist, on their pre-war pensions; whether any of these applications were granted, and, if not, were the reasons for rejection given; and will he announce how many appeals on the question of revision of pensions have been made to the Home Office since January, 1916, and the action taken to consider the grievances referred to?
§ Mr. SHORTTA number of communications have been received from pre-war pensioners relative to the amount of their pensions, but only one case can be traced of a man who applied to rejoin on the ground that his pension was inadequate. This was an ex-inspector who was informed that he could be re-employed as a pensioner at the ordinary rate, namely, 50s. a week, subsequently increased to 63s., in addition to his pension, which was £121 15s. I have received a number of communications on the subject of revision of pensions, but I regret that I am unable to introduce legislation on this subject.