§ Mr. BROOKESasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will state the extra cost which would be entailed by a reasonable increase in the smaller pensions enjoyed by members of the Civil Service; and (2) how many retired Civil servants there are drawing pensions of less than £250 a year.
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§ Mr. BALDWINI regret that the desired figures are not available and would take much time and trouble to collect. But I can assure the hon. Member that the cost of an increase would be very large.