§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Minister for the Civil Service whether a former Minister of the Crown is entitled to draw his ex-ministerial pension in addition to his full or part-time salaried appointment; and whether any incomes restrictions apply in these instances.
§ Mr. HayhoeFormer Ministers of the Crown are subject to abatement arrangements which reflect the policy for public servants explained in my predecessor's reply to the hon. Member of 1 April 1980.—[Vol. 982, c.131–2].
§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Minister for the Civil Service whether he will seek to re-arrange his cash limit grants to the public services so as to ensure that ex-Ministers should not draw more than 6 per cent. of their pensions, whilst having other payments from full and part-time Government appointed employment, and that their pensions when taking private employment should be on the same basis as to all other retired pensioners on the national insurance pension basis.
§ Mr. HayhoeNo. The important considerations for abatement purposes are the relationship between the salaries in the former and the new appointments and the level of pension. On the suggested adoption of national insurance practice, I have nothing to add to my predecessor's reply to the hon. Member on 8 December 1980.—[Vol. 995, c. 450–1].