§ 54. Mr. HICKSasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury the various grades and wages that will be paid to the new corps of custodians to be employed in the Houses of Parliament?
§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAThe grades and rates of remuneration of the new custodian staff will be as follow:
In addition, the staff will receive a free issue of uniform.
- 1 Superintendent—£300 per annum.
- 3 Inspectors—£200 per annum.
- 1 Assistant Inspector (for night duties)—£3 10s. per week.
- 40 Custodians—£3 per week.
§ 55. Mr. HICKSasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether persons appointed to the staff of custodians of the Palace of Westminster who are in receipt of pensions will be subject to the rule of the Civil Service that their pay and pension on the new appointment shall not exceed the pay received prior to being pensioned?
§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAThe provisions of the Superannuation Acts which the hon. Member apparently has in mind apply only to Civil Service pensioners reemployed in public departments. They do not apply to police pensioners or to naval, military or air force pensioners.
§ Mr. HICKSAm I to understand that pensions are taken into consideration in arriving at the amount of wages to be paid to these men?
§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAThe wages are paid upon merits.
§ Mr. HICKSAnd independent entirely of the question of pensions? Do I understand that it would be possible for pension and wages to exceed the amount previously paid under the existing scheme?
§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAI prefer that my hon. Friend should put down that question.
§ Mr. DAVID GRENFELLIs it possible, in the.new corps, for wages to be paid to a man who has a pension?
§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAYes, Sir. I have indicated that fact in my answer.
§ Mr. GRENFELLWill it in fact be the case that they will be drawing pensions?
§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAWhen my hoc. Friend asks that question—I asked him to give me notice—I shall be only too happy to answer it.