§ Mr. CROOKSasked the Home Secretary whether Section 18, Sub-section (2), of the Police Act, 1890, is in operation during the War; whether police pensioners who have rejoined the force are having any portion of their pensions stopped; and whether, in the case of a 1874W police pensioner who is in temporary employment under the Government, the £8 per year Income Tax he is paying in respect of his wages will be taken into account in estimating the amount of pension to which he is entitled?
§ Mr. BRACEThe Police, etc. (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1916, provides that in the case of pensioners who for purposes connected with the present War have joined His Majesty's Forces, or obtained employment under the Admiralty or Army Council or Ministry of Munitions, or entered or re-entered any police force, Sub-section (2) of Section 13 of the Police Act, 1890, shall not apply except to such extent as the police authority may determine. Metropolitan Police pensioners who have rejoined the Metropolitan Police Force in consequence of the War are allowed to draw their pensions in full. Calculations under Section 13 (2) must be based on gross remuneration, and Income Tax cannot be taken into account.