HC Deb 19 October 1943 vol 392 cc1216-7
65. Sir John Wardlaw-Milne

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the Government is prepared to raise the rate of pension to retired officers in view of the fact that since it was settled the cost of living has risen appreciably and that officers have to pay full Income Tax on any pension they may receive?

Sir J. Anderson

I would refer my hon Friend to the reply given on the 4th August, 1942, to the hon. and gallant Member for Petersfield (Sir G. Jeffreys). I am sending a copy to my hon. Friend.

Sir J. Wardlaw-Milne

Will my right hon. Friend again consider the Position of these people, whose pensions were fixed when the cost of living was probably the lowest since the last war?

Sir J. Anderson

I must remind my hon. Friend that these people are not the only class affected.