§ Mr. F. O. ROBERTSasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury the number of whole-time unestablished employés qualified by service for superannuation gratuities under Section 4 of the Superannuation Act, 1867, whose claims have been rejected by reason of their appointments having been terminated on grounds of redundancy 'before 1st September, 1928; and whether he will consider favourably a variation of the qualifying date so as to permit the issue of gratuities to those whose employment commenced before 1st September, 1921?
Mr. SAMUELI have no information as to the number of the claims which have been or might have been made but for the rule, which is well known, that service is reckoned in these cases only from. 1st September, 1921. The reason for that date was explained in my answer to the right hon. Gentleman on the 19th December last to which I would refer him. I regret that I am not able to vary it.