§ Mr. Silvesterasked the Minister for the Civil Service what is his latest estimate of the cost to public funds of paying immediately increases in public service pensions, which under current arrangements are postponed until the age of 55 years or over.
§ Mr. Charles R. MorrisIt is estimated that the cost in 1978–79 of paying cumulative pensions increase immediately to those public service pensioners below age 55 from whom it is at present withheld until that age would be of the order of £49 million.
168WThe information requested is given in the table below:
DISCHARGES FROM PRISONS IN ENGLAND AND WALES AFTER SERVING SENTENCES OF IMPRISONMENT Males Females Total 1976 … … 46,340 2,163 48,503 1977 … … 48,635 2,537 51,172