§ Mr. Andrew BowdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has received on behalf of the Kenya local authorities superannuation fund consultative committee regarding pension provision for former employees of Nairobi city council.
§ Mr. Chris PattenThe Kenya local authorities superannuation fund (KLASF) consultative committee has made representations on behalf of former Nairobi city council employees on a regular basis over a number of years. The committee would like Her Majesty's Government to agree that KLASF pensioners should qualify for pension supplements under United Kingdom pension increase legislation. Eligibility for these supplements is limited to those who served the Crown in public service under an overseas Government and for whom Her Majesty's Government, through the Secretary of State, had accepted a special responsibility, generally because it recruited or appointed them. The committee has been told on many occasions that we are unable to redefine our criteria to include local government pensioners.