§ Mr. Tilneyasked the Secretary for Technical Co-operation what is the average pension paid through the Crown Agents, territory by territory, to the widows of pensioners of Her Majesty's Overseas Civil Service and former members of the Colonial Service, who retired before any post-war salary increases were granted by the employing Governments.
§ Mr. VosperThe following statement relates to widows' pensions which commenced before the grant of any post-war salary increase by the employing Government concerned, except in the case of East and West Africa, where it relates to the pensions of widows of former Colonial Service Officers who retired before the first post-war salary increases.
The average figures given in the table are for basic pensions only and do not include pensions increases.
There were no widows' and orphans' pension schemes in the following countries prior to the 1st January, 1946:
Aden, Bahamas, Gibraltar, Leeward and Windward Islands, St. Helena, Seychelles.
I regret that I am not in a position to supply information about the payment of pensions by independent Commonwealth or foreign countries.
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Country Average Widow's Pension£ Barbados 163 Bermuda 30 British Guiana 130 British Honduras No pensions in payment East African Railways and Harbours Administration 156
Country Average Widow's Pension£ Falkland Islands 107 Fiji 140 Gambia 109 Hong Kong 166 Jamaica 117 Kenya 160 Malta 107 Mauritius 130 North Borneo 146 Northern Rhodesia 182 Nyasaland 175 Sarawak 254 Basutoland, Bechuanaland and Swaziland 72 Trinidad 110 Uganda 165 Zanzibar 149 Pensions in respect of service under more than one Government 403
§ Mr. Tilneyasked the Secretary for Technical Co-operation, whether he will state in tabular form which Colonial and ex-Colonial Territories pay pensions increases lower than those received under the United Kingdom's Pensions (Increase) Act, 1959; and how many pensioners are involved in the case of each country or territory.
§ Mr. VosperFull information regarding the total number of pensioners in each country receiving pensions increases lower than those paid under the United Kingdom Pensions (Increase) Act, 1959, is not at present available, but I will send my hon. Friend this information in respect of dependent territories as soon as I have obtained it. It will not be possible to supply this information in respect of pensioners of independent Commonwealth or foreign countries.
§ Mr. Tilneyasked the Secretary for Technical Co-operation if he will state in tabular form, for each Colonial and ex-Colonial Government, the number of pensioners, the number receiving less than United Kingdom rates, and the annual cost of pensions and pension increases to overseas pensioners paid through the Crown Agents; and what would be the annual cost of supplementing these rates so as to bring them into line with the Pensions (Increase) Act, 1959 of the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. VosperThe following table shows the number of overseas pensioners of dependent territories paid through the 169W Crown Agents, the total cost of their basic pensions, and the annual cost of bringing all these pensions to the United Kingdom level. I regret that I am not in a position to supply information about the payment of pensions by independent Commonwealth or foreign
Country Number of Pensioners Number receiving less than United Kingdom rates Annual cost of Basic Pensions Annual cost of supplementing to United Kingdom rates £ £ Aden* 22 18 4,500 800 Bahamas 2 — 300 — Barbados 8 — 2,300 — Bermuda 10 — 2,700 — British Guiana 60 10 18,200 220 British Honduras 11 9 1,200 400 Brunei 2 2 150 40 East African Common Services Organisation 190 25 90,000 780 Falkland Islands 14 — 2,800 — Fiji 26 6 9,800 130 Gambia 25 10 7,000 280 Gibraltar 14 — 1,600 — Hong Kong 570 — 259,000 — Jamaica 50 2 9,700 50 Kenya 370 110 161,000 3,300 Leeward Islands 2 — 200 — Malta 9 3 2,100 70 Mauritius 100 5 25,000 150 North Borneo 40 — 19,000 — Northern Rhodesia 200 12 90,000 170 Nyasaland 140 15 58,000 470 St. Helena 2 1 300 20 Sarawak 40 — 25,000 — Seychelles 2 — 300 — Basutoland, Bechuanaland and Swaziland 20 1 5,600 25 Trinidad 50 5 12,300 185 Uganda 280 75 130,000 2,500 Western Pacific High Commission 5 1 1,400 70 Windward Islands 6 3 600 60 Zanzibar 35 15 12,200 540 Mixed Service (East Africa) 270 80 158,000 2,200 Mixed Service (General) 1,920 540 1,228,000 31,600 * Improved rates have recently been authorised and will bring almost all Aden pensioners up to United Kingdom levels.
§ Mr. Tilneyasked the Secretary for Technical Co-operation, what is the average pension, territory by territory, paid through the Crown Agents to pensioners of Her Majesty's Overseas Civil Service and former members of the Colonial Service who retired before any post-war salary increases were granted by the employing Governments.
§ Mr. VosperThe following statement shows territory by territory the average annual pension paid through the Crown Agents to former overseas officers who retired before the grant of any post-war salary increases by the Governments concerned
170Wcountries. 1 also regret that separate information regarding the annual cost of existing pensions increases paid to overseas pensioners is not readily available and I do not feel justified in giving instructions for these details to be compiled.
The figures given in the statement relate to basic pensions only and do not include subsequent pensions increases. I regret that I am not in a position to supply information about the payment of pensions by independent Commonwealth or foreign countries.
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Country Average Pension £ Aden … … 121 Bahamas … … 157 Barbados … … 64 Bermuda … … No pensions in payment British Guiana … … 187 British Honduras … … 99 172W
Country Average Pension£ Brunei 73 East African Railways and Harbours Administration 276 Falkland Islands 267 Fiji 238 Gambia 208 Gibraltar 84 Hong Kong 353 Jamaica 149 Kenya 342 Leeward Islands No pensions in payment Malta No pensions in payment Mauritius 217 North Borneo 474 Northern Rhodesia 376 Nyasaland 355 St. Helena 84 Sarawak 409 Seychelles No pensions in payment Basutoland, Bechuanaland and Swaziland 176 Trinidad 147 Uganda 356
Country Average Pension £ Windward Islands … 54 Mixed Pensions (East Africa). … 440 Mixed Pensions (General) … 496