§ Sir G. Hutchinsonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is now in a position to announce his decision with regard to the request by the staff side of the National Whitley Council that pre-1949 temporary service should be reckonable in full for pension: and if he is not in a position to announce his decision, if he will bear in mind the increasing rate of retirement from the Civil Service of men with 1914–18 forces service and arrange that a decision should be given without undue delay.
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterNo. So far as the second part of the Question is concerned, my hon. and learned Friend will no doubt be aware that the request to which he refers does not relate to 1914–18 war service.
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Mr. Lucasasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the percentage cost of Civil Service pensions in relation to the salaries of established civil servants for each of the financial years from 1938–39 to 1952–53; and the estimated percentage for the current year.
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterI regret that this information is not available and could not be obtained without the expenditure of a disproportionate amount of time and labour because (a) there are no central pay records for industrial civil servants and the departmental records do not distinguish between unestablished and established staff; (b) the central pay records for non-industrial civil servants also do not distinguish between unestablished and established staff.