§ 17. Mr. Beswickasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department in what circumstances, and in how many cases, police officers disabled on duty and retired on a disability pension were allowed the full benefit of the recent increase in benefit payable from the National Insurance Fund, without a corresponding reduction in the injury benefit from police funds.
§ Mr. R. A. ButlerA pensioner whose combined police and National Insurance injury awards already exceeded the minimum weekly income guaranteed to him by the police pensions scheme was eligible for the whole of the recent increase in National Insurance benefits without any reduction in his police award. Twenty-three of the thirty Metropolitan police pensioners concerned were in this position. I regret that information about other forces is not available.