§ 43. Sir Gifford Foxasked the Under-Secretary of State for Air if he will issue a table showing the present maximum rates of pension for direct entry officers of the medical, general duties, dental, equipment, accounts, legal and music branches, reaching the substantive rank of flight-lieutenant, squadron-leader, wing-commander and group-captain, respectively, indicating in each case the number of years qualifying service; and a similar table for officers promoted from the ranks pre-September, 1939, and post-September,1939.
§ Mr. StracheyI am circulating a statement in the Official Report.
§ Sir G. FoxWill my hon. Friend study the table and consider whether it is fair that the promoted warrant officer, irrespective of the rank he reaches, should receive only one-third of the pension of the officer who is a direct entry officer?
§ Mr. StracheyWithout expressing an opinion on that, I might say that the table refers only to the past, and not to the new scheme which will be brought in for the postwar Air Force.
§ Following is the statement:
1271| COMPARATIVE TABLE SHOWING MAXIMUM RATES OF RETIRED PAY FOR OFFICERS OF ALL BRANCHES OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE RETIRING IN RANKS FLIGHT LIEUTENANT TO GROUP CAPTAIN. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scales based on age and length of service | Scales based on rank and length of service | Scale based on length of service up to 25 years, thereafter in age and length of service | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medical Branch. | Dental Branch. | General Duties Branch. | Equipment and Accountant Branches. | Legal Branches. | Directors of Music. | Airmen commissionedon or after 3.9.39 and Warrant Officers commissioned before 3.3.39. | Warrant Officers commissioned before 3.9.39 have a reserved right to the under-mentioned scale if more favourable than the scale at columns 20–2. | |||||||||||||||||
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| Rank. | Max. rate of ret'd pay. | Age at which max. can be reached. | Service reqd. to qualify for max. rate. | Max. rate of ret'd pay. | Age at which max. can be reached. | Service reqd. to qualify for max rate | Max. rate of ret'd pay. | Age at which max. can be reached. | Service reqd. to qualify for max. rate. | Max. rate of ret'd pay. | Age at which max. can be reached. | Service reqd.to qualify for max. rate. | Max. rate of ret'd pay. | Service in rank. | Total service. | Max. rate of ret'd pay. | Service in rank. | Total service reckonable for officers' ret'd pay (c). | Max. rate of ret'd pay. | Service in rank. | Service reckonable for officers' ret'd pay (c). | Max. rate of ret'd pay. | Age at which max. can be reached. | Service reckonable for officers' ret'd pay (c). |
| Flight Lieut. | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||||||||||||||||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 362 | 42 | 20 | 317 | 48 | 21 | 271½ | — | 25 | 271½ | — | 25 | 271½ | — | 25 | 317 | 55 | 30 | |
| Squadron Leader | 452½ | 45 | 20 | 407½ | 47 | 20 | 407½ | 43 | 21 | 396 | 51 | 25 | 407¼ | 10 | 27 | 407¼ | 10 | 27 | 407¼ | 10 | 27 | 317 | 55 | 30 |
| Wing Commander | 543 | 48 | 21 | 543 | 53 | 23 | 543 | 46 | 25 | 527 | 27 | 28 | 543 | 4 | 29 | 543 | (b) | 37 | 543 | 4 | 29 | 317 | 55 | 30 |
| Group Captain | 814½ | 55 | 29 | 724 | 55 | 29 | 750 (a) | — | 30 | 678 | 60 | 29 | 724 | 3 | 33 | — | — | — | 724 | 3 | 33 | 317 | 55 | 30 |
| NOTES: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (a) The scale for a Group Captain in the General Duties Branch is based on rank and length of service. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (b) Officer must have at least 10 years' service as Squadron Leader and Wing Commander. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (c) The period of service below the rank of Warrant Officer is counted as half for the purpose of reckoning service for retired pay, |