§ Major HORE-BELISHAasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury the average number of pensions coming under the pre-War Pensions Act that are surrendered each week owing to the deaths of the recipients, specifying the category in which the surrenders fall and the value of the surrenders in each case?
Mr. GRAHAMThe average number of pensions to which increases have been added under the Pensions (Increase) Act, 1920, ceasing per week owing to the death of the pensioner and the average annual amount of the increases so lapsing in each case are as follow:
The above figures do not represent a net decrease of the existing charge since new increases are being made from time to time as other pre-1920 pensioners attain the age of 60.
Category. Average number of deaths per week. Average annual amount of the increases falling out of payment per week. £ Army 13 163 Navy 12.5 196 Civil Service 14.3 284 Teachers 4.85 87 Police (Metropolitan Police figures only). 5.1 115