HC Deb 29 January 1974 vol 868 cc400-1

Queen's recommendation having been signified—

Resolved, That, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session to provide for increases of certain official pensions, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of any expenditure incurred by government departments, and of any increase in the sums payable under any other enactment out of money so provided, where the expenditure or increase results from provisions included in the Act with respect to pensions other than Service pensions for the purpose of—

  1. (a) increasing the rates of pensions in respect of service ending after 31st December 1972 and before 6th November 1975; or
  2. (b) enabling a Minister of the Crown at his discretion to alter provisions of the Act by regulations; or
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  3. (c) raising the age specified in section 3(3)(6) and (6) of the Pensions (Increase) Act 1971 from 16 to 17 years; or
  4. (d) authorising increases under the said Act of 1971 of widow's pensions for pensioners under the age of 40;
and for the purposes of this resolution ' pension ' has the same meaning as in the said Act of 1971.—[Mr. Kenneth Baker.]

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