§ Mr. Secretary Hurd, supported by Mrs. Lynda Chalker, Mr. Richard Ryder and Mr. Nicholas Scott presented a Bill to authorise the making of schemes under section 2 of the Overseas Pension Act 1973 for the provision of pensions, allowances and gratuities to or in respect of persons who have contributed to the Overseas Superannuation Scheme, to provide for that Scheme and the regulations under it to have effect as if they together constituted a scheme made under that section; and for purposes connected therewith: And the same was read the First time; and ordered to be read a Second time tomorrow and to be printed. [Bill 5.]