§ Mr. Kirkwoodasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury (1) whether he is aware of the dissatisfaction throughout the country at the continued refusal of the Treasury to allow temporary service of ex-service civil servants to count towards pension rights, and that numerous resolutions have been passed by meetings in various places of the men concerned calling upon the Government to take steps without delay to redress this grievance; and whether he will set up a committee of inquiry to consider and report on the matter;
(2) whether he will set up a court of inquiry to deal, not only with the need for allowing temporary service of ex-service men in the Civil Service to count towards pension, but also to deal adequately with the case of ex-service men who have been denied pensionability on the ground of age, but who were serving in the Civil Service within the prescribed age at the time of joining?
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§ Lieut.-Colonel ColvilleI would refer the hon. Member to the reply given by my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 8th July last to the hon. Member for the Everton Division of Liverpool (Mr. Kirby) and other hon. Members.