§ 54. Mr. Pethick-Lawrenceasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will consider a scheme for providing, in suitable cases, a superannuation scheme for temporary civil servants.
§ Sir J. AndersonAs my right hon. Friend no doubt recognises the grant of superannuation privileges of necessity implies prolonged service and the prior question therefore must always be how far temporary staff can be given permanent status. The vast majority of the staff at present employed on a temporary footing will not be required permanently and for those there can be no question of establishment or pension privileges. I believe, however, that there is a problem which merits further examination and I will see that it is taken up as soon as more urgent matters are out of the way.
§ Mr. W. J. BrownIn considering this problem will the Chancellor of the Exchequer have regard to the fact that while a man who has put in long service becomes pensionable there are literally scores of thousands who have given long periods of service who have no pension at all because they are not established, and will he look into that angle of the question also?
§ Sir J. AndersonI am well aware of that.