§ Mr. R. YOUNGasked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that an asylum officer who has not come under the conditions governing the Asylum Officers Superannuation Act, 1909, and therefore pays no contribution towards his superannuation, receives a larger pension than a contributory officer under the Act; that of two officers, both holding the same rank and receiving the same pay at the time of retirement, and both retired at the age of 60, the non-contributory officer receives £2 8s. per week and the contributory officer £l 4s. per week; and whether he will take steps to rectify this inequality by payment of a bonus or by other arrangements to put those who have paid for their pensions on a similar financial basis in respect to superannuation as those who remained outside the scope of the Act?
§ Dr. ADDISONIf the hon. Member will give me particulars of the case he has in mind-which must be an exceptional one -I shall be glad to make inquiries, but I have no power to vary the scale prescribed by the Act.