Public Service Pensions

HC Deb 27 July 1965 vol 717 c61W

47. Mr. Dean

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will now announce the conclusions of the review of public service pensions.

Mr. MacDermot

I have nothing to add to my reply to the hon. Member for Belfast, South (Mr. Pounder) on 22nd July.

Mr. Dean

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what would be the cost of increasing the pensions of all retired public service pensioners aged 55 or over, including the Armed Forces, who retired before 1956, to the rates payable to those who retired on 1st June 1956 and to pay them increases appropriate to 1956 retirement, from the age of 55.

Mr. MacDermot

About £7 million a year on the assumption that all public service pensioners qualified for the appropriate increase from age 55.