§ 53. Mr. Iremongerasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will publish
A TABLE SHOWING THE MAXIMUM RATES OF RETIRED PAY BY RANK FOR EACH CODE (Army ranks have been used for convenience) Captain Major Lieutenant Colonel Colonel With With With With Basic increases Basic increases Basic increases Basic increases Code rates at age 60 rates at age 60 rates at age 60 rates at age 60 1919 … 299 661 448 918 597 1,174 796 1,536 1945 … 375 754 475 943 625 1,226 825 1,604 1950 … 400 755 500 944 675 1,276 875 1,617 1956 … 500 790 625 988 800 1,265 1,000 1,581 1960 … 675 872 875 1,131 1,075 1,390 1,350 1,745 1962 … 725 854 930 1,095 1,140 1,341 1,450 1,706 1964 … 775 854 995 1,096 1,235 1,361 1,615 1,779 1966 … 910 946 1,205 1,253 1,480 1,539 1,880 1,955 1968 … 975 975 1,290 1,290 1,585 1,585 2,010 2,010 1969 … 1,015 1,015 1,340 1,340 1,650 1,650 2,090 2,090 106W
Brigadier Major General Lieutenant General General With With With With Basic increases Basic increases Basic increases Basic increases Code rates at age 60 rates at age 60 rates at age 60 rates at age 60 1919 … — — 966 1,909 1,195 2,268 1,394 2,610 1945 … 900 1,745 1,100 2,105 1,300 2,449 1,500 2,792 1950 … 1,000 1,803 1,200 2,112 1,400 2,464 1,700 2,992 1956 … 1,150 1,818 1,400 2,214 1,600 2,530 1,900 3,003 1960 … 1,450 1,875 1,850 2,391 2,300 2,973 2,800 3,619 1962 … 1,595 1,877 2,000 2,353 2,300 2,973 2,800 3,619 1964 … 1,845 2,033 2,320 2,555 2,695 2,969 3,305 3,641 1966 … 2,125 2,210 2,590 2,694 2,885 3,000 3,430 3,567 1968 … 2,275 2,275 2,770 2,770 3,085 3,085 3,670 3,670 1969 … 2,365 2,365 2,880 2,880 3,210 3,210 3,815 3,815 (1) Widows pensions are normally one-third of the husbands' pensions with increases under the various Pensions Increase Measures. (2) The figures shown are not strictly comparable one Code with another since they reflect changes in conditions of service over the years. (3) In the time available, it has not been possible to establish the various average industrial wage ruling over the period covered by the various Codes. Officers' retired pay is not in any case related to average industrial wages. in the OFFICIAL REPORT details of the pensions of retired officers of the Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force and their widows, over the last 40 years alongside comparable figures for the average industrial wage; and what steps he is taking to improve the falling standards of life of elderly retired officers and their widows.
§ Mr. HattersleyThe table below shows the maximum basic rates for officers on all the retired pay codes and how these rates have been increased to date. In the time available it has not been possible to establish the average industrial wage ruling over the period covered by the various codes. Officers retired pay is not in any case related to average industrial wages. On the question of improvements to these rates, I have nothing to add to the Answer I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Midlothian (Mr. Eadie) on 3rd November, 1969.—[Vol. 790. c.39.]