§ Mr. VIANTasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he will state, in the case of retired civil servants who were called back to active duty during the war period, whether they received pensions as well as salary during such period; whether they received a gratuity at the termination of the War; and whether, on retiring after the War, they received a new pension based on any enhanced salary during the War, or merely their pre-War pension?
Mr. GRAHAMThe pensions of Civil Service pensioners who were re-employed during the War were subject to suspension or abatement in accordance with the provisions of Section 20 of the Superannuation Act, 1839, so far as applicable. Except where such pensioners were re-appointed in an established capacity or recalled under Section 11 of the Superannuation Act, 1859, being under the age of 60, there is no provision in the Superannuation Acts for the reassessment of their pensions in respect of temporary re-employment. No gratuity would be payable in any case under
— Age at retirement. Duration. Army (Soldiers' Service Pensions) 40 25 years. Navy (Ratings' Service Pensions) 43 23 years. Teachers 62 Information not available. Police (based upon Metropolitan Police figures only). 48.5 20 years. Old Age Pensions — Information not available.