§ Mr. WHITELEYasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury the number and total amounts during 1924 of Army, Navy, teachers', Civil Service, and police pensions paid; the average age at retirement; and the average duration of the respective pensions.
Service Average age on retirement. Average duration of pension. Army (Soldiers' Service Pensions) 40 25 years. Navy (Ratings' Service Pensions) 43 23 years. Police (based upon Metropolitan Police figures only) 48.5 20 years. Teachers 60 Information not available. Civil Service 58 12½ years.