Viscountess ASTORasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether his attention has been called to the case of Miss K. C. Goodyear, 17, Headland Park, North Hill, Plymouth, who is about to retire at the age of 60 from the position of tracer at Devonport Dockyard, after 20 years' service, and who is informed that she is entitled to no pension but only to a gratuity of £20; and whether, in view of the fact that Miss Goodyear is at present ineligible for the old age pension, he can authorise the payment of a pension in recognition of past service?
§ Mr. HODGESIt has been decided to retain Miss Goodyear's services for another year, but as she is employed in a hired capacity there is no power under the Superannuation Acts, which are administered by the Treasury, to grant her a pension on her retirement from the Service. The amount of the gratuity which will probably be awarded on Miss Goodyear's retirement, subject to the fulfilment of the usual conditions, is approximately £38.