§ Mr. ASTORasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether a Royal Engineer telegraphist's service in the Post Office is, when he continues service therein after leaving the corps, treated, up to the point 760W of ultimate retirement, as though it were service in a public office; whether military pensions in respect of such service are held in abeyance throughout the successional service; and, if so, whether he will now take such steps as may be necessary to discontinue such military pensions in retirement also, and to authorise the reckoning of the service as though it had been solely rendered in a public office throughout?
§ Mr. LLOYD GEORGEFor purposes of starting pay, seniority and annual leave, Colour service rendered on Post Office duties by telegraphists attached to "K" Telegraph Company of the Royal Engineers is on their appointment to civil posts in the Post Office treated as though it had been service in the Post Office. Any military pension in respect of such service is held in abeyance during Post Office service following Colour service. I have no power to adopt the suggestion contained in the latter part of the question.