§ Mr. Callaghanasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he is now in a position to announce the new retired pay terms for naval warrant officers.
Mr. DugdaleYes, Sir. Naval warrant officers and officers promoted from warrant rank will, in future, receive improved retired pay assessed on the same principles, and subject to the same general conditions, as other naval officers. The new standard rates, and the periods of reckonable officer service necessary for the full standard rate will be:
Warrant Officer £250 20 years Commissioned Officer from Warrant Rank £300 20 years Lieutenant £375 20 years Lieut.-Commander £450 22 years Commander £500 24 years Service in warrant rank or above counts in full in assessing reckonable officer service. Previous ratings service count? as half.
Twenty years' reckonable officer service will be required, as for other officers, as a condition for the award of retired pay oh these scales, except for invalids, for whom the period will be 10 years; and two years' service in the rank will be necessary, except for lieutenant-commanders and commanders ex-warrant rank, for whom the period will be one year. Officers promoted from warrant rank to the General List will receive the same rates, subject to the same conditions, as other General List officers. The new rates will apply to all officers who were serving on the Active List on 19th December, 1945. Officers who retired before 19th December, 1945, and have given war service will be eligible for reassessment to the new rates in accordance with the general re-assessment scheme recently announced.