§ 15. Vice-Admiral Hughes Hallettasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what changes are necessary in the conditions under which Civil Service pensions are granted in order to conform to the condition of full transferability required to make contracting-out of the Graduated National Insurance Pension Scheme lawful.
§ Mr. Selwyn LloydNone, Sir. Payments in lieu of contributions will be made to the National Insurance Fund in respect of those staff who leave contracted-out employment in the Civil Service without having their Civil Service pension rights preserved.
§ Vice-Admiral Hughes HallettDoes that mean that civil servants who retire before they qualify for pension will, in effect, be contracted-in retrospectively? Can my right hon. and learned Friend say whether this arrangement is a special concession to the Crown as an employer, or whether it is in general application under the terms of the National Insurance Act?
§ Mr. LloydAs far as the second part of my hon. Friend's supplementary question is concerned, it is true that the same considerations apply to non-Civil Service pensions.