§ 53 and 54. Mr. R. ROBINSONasked the Home Secretary (1) what is the average pension paid to pre-War police pensioners with the rank of constable, sergeant, and superintendent, respectively;
(2) what is the present number of pre-War police pensioners; and what would be the additional cost of placing them financially in a position corresponding with that of post-War police pensioners?
§ Mr. LLOYDOn 31st March last, 7,767 retired police officers were in receipt of police pensions granted before 1st April, 1919, of an average amount of £67 10s. a year. 6,594 of them received in addition increases of pension under the Pensions (Increase) Acts of an average amount of £29 10s. a year. I am sorry that the information in my possession does not enable me to say what their pensions would have been had the post-War conditions been applicable to them when they retired, or to give the average amounts of pension by ranks.
§ Mr. ROBINSONDoes not my hon. Friend think it is time that this serious injustice to pre-War police pensioners should be removed, and that they should be put on the same footing as the post-War pensioners?