§ 61. Sir S. Crookeasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, in view of the recent increase in the war bonuses given to those employed in the Civil Service, he will now grant a similar increase in the officers' retired pay?
§ Captain CrookshankNo increase has been made in the pensions awarded to civilian Crown servants, and my right hon. Friend could not treat officers differently from State pensioners as a whole. In view of the losses which the war has brought to many other sections of the community my right hon. Friend does not think that State pensioners could be singled out for special treatment. As has previously been explained, the policy of price stabilisation which benefits all alike has done much to mitigate hardship.