§ 9 and 10. Dame Irene Wardasked the Minister of Fuel and Power (1) on how many occasions the powers granted under Section 58 (1) of the Gas Act, 1948, for the Minister to make regulations to provide pensions to persons who arc, or have been, in the employment of an area board or the Gas Council have been exercised by himself or his predecessors:
(2) on how many occasions the powers granted under Section 54 (1) of the Electricity Act, 1947, for the Minister to make regulations or joint regulations to provide pensions to persons who are, or have been, in the employment of an electricity board have been exercised by himself or his predecessors.
§ Mr. Aubrey JonesOn five occasions under the Gas Act, and on four under the Electricity Act. With permission, I will circulate a list in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Dame Irene Wards: In view of the fact that my right hon. Friend has now found that he has powers under the Electricity and Gas Acts, may I ask whether he will adopt the same procedure as his colleague the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation and consult the chairmen 11 of nationalised boards about the possibility of doing something for the pensioners of these boards in order to implement the pledge given by the Prime Minister at Bradford to help small income groups?
| LIST OF REGULATIONS ISSUED BY THE MINISTER UNDER THE RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE ELECTRICITY AND GAS ACTS | ||
| — | Regulations | |
| Electricity | Gas | |
| 1. Electricity (Pension Scheme) Regulations, 1948 | S.I. 1948 No. 226 | S.I. 1949 No. 744 |
| Gas (Pension Scheme) Regulations, 1949 | ||
| To authorise any Electricity Board, the Gas Area Boards or the Gas Council to establish any pension scheme approved by the Minister. | ||
| 2. Electricity (Pension Rights) Regulations, 1948 | S.I. 1948 No. 2172 | S.I. 1950 No. 1206 |
| Gas (Pension Rights) Regulations, 1950 | ||
| To make supplementary provisions necessary with regard to certain of the pension rights which under the Electricity and Gas Acts took effect against the Electricity Boards, Gas Area Boards or the Gas Council on the vesting dates. | ||
| 3. Electricity (Pension) (Amendment) Regulations, 1950 | S.I. 1950 No. 359 | S.I. 1950 No. 742 |
| Gas (Pension Scheme) (Amendment) Regulations, 1950 | ||
| To amend the Pension (Scheme) Regulations so as to provide in certain cases for the inclusion of whole-time Board or Council members in Pension Schemes, and to make minor amendments to the Electricity (Pension Rights) Regulations. | ||
| 4. Gas (Pension Rights) (Amendment) Regulations, 1951 | — | S.I. 1951 No. 383 |
| To provide for modification of the Gas (Pension Rights) Regulations, 1950 in regard to existing co-partnership rights and obligations. | ||
| 5. Electricity (Pension Rights) (Particular Scheme) Regulations, 1951 | S.I. 1951 No. 1079 | — |
| To make special provision in regard to two individual schemes already covered by the Electricity (Pension Rights) Regulations. | ||
| 6. Gas (Pension) (Amendment) Regulations, 1953 | — | S.I. 1953 No. 1525 |
| To:— | ||
| (a) amend the Gas (Pension Scheme) Regulations so as to authorise Gas Area Boards or the Gas Council to participate in any pension scheme other than those established or maintained by the Boards or Council; and | ||
| (b) amend the Gas (Pension Rights) Regulations so as to enable members of certain schemes on changing employment from the Board or the Council to another Board or the Council to transfer to a scheme established by the other Board or Council. |
§ 25. Mr. Palmerasked the Minister of Fuel and Power when the supplementation of the pensions of ex-company pensioners in the electricity supply industry will be implemented.
§ Mr. Aubrey JonesOn the suggestion of my Department, the Central Electricity Authority is considering possible improvements in the proposals originally submitted by the Authority. The in-
§ under the Transport Act and pension arrangements under the Gas and Electricity Acts, but, whatever those differences of form may be, they do not mean that I do not consult the boards on pension arrangements.
§ Following is the list:
§ creases will take effect as soon as I have received and approved the new proposals.