§ 21. Mr. Manningham-Bullerasked the Secretary of State for War whether regular officers who have qualified during the war for the maximum retired pay but who have continued to serve, are given the 25 per cent. increase granted to re-employed retired regular officers.
§ Sir J. GriggNo, Sir.
§ Mr. Manningham-BullerMay I ask whether retiring officers who have continued to serve do not get an increased pension as a result of service; and if they do not, will the Minister reconsider the position, so that they can be put on the same basis as if they had retired just before the war?
§ Sir J. GriggDoes my hon. Friend mean those officers placed on the supplementary list, because those who get the 25 per cent. increase, get it partly as compensation for being uprooted, and partly as compensation for the fact that they do not earn any increase of pension. They are already compensated.
§ Mr. Manningham-BullerWill the Minister consider the position of these officers who would have retired on a maximum pension, and who get no increased pension and no 25 per cent.?
§ Sir J. GriggI think they are in exactly the same position as those on the active list.