§ Mr. TREVELYANasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the total number of
— Service. Number of Pensioners. Total amount paid in 1925–6. Average Pension. Highest Pension. Lowest Pension. £ £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Army, Navy Officers 17,704 5,669,233 320 4 6 1,701 0 0 20 0 0 and R.A.F. Officers' widows 4,410 333,930 75 14 5 466 13 4 13 0 8 Men 156,097 8,385,717 53 14 5 196 16 8 3 16 2 Men's widows 1,802 78,961 43 16 4 211 6 8 3 18 0 Disability Pensions Officers and Nurses. 26,600 3,345,000 125 0 0 1,138 10 0 5 4 0 paid by the Ministry Officers' widows and dependants. 15,800 12,248,000 142 0 0 of Pen- Men 519,000 27,771,000 53 0 0 Sions. Men's widows 506,250 25,546,000 50 0 0 Police Ex-Police Officers 31,680 4,123,666 130 3 4 1,200 0 0 15 6 7 Widows 2,145 60,387 32 7 0 115 0 0 15 0 0 Teachers 25,694 Pensions—£2,684,491 Additional allowances (lumpsums) £1,406,034) 104 9 7 754 1 7 3 2 8 Civil Service 36,120 Pension£4,693,468 Additional allowances (lumpsums) £1,038,151 129 18 10 2,000 0 0 0 18 2 For short service followed by service pensionable from other funds.
— Number of Pensions. Total Amount paid in 1925–6. Average Pension. Highest Pension. Lowest Pension. £ £ s. d. £ £ s. d. Old Age Pensions 1,195,000 27,020,000 25 13 0 26 2 12 0 The figures in the second column represent the total amounts paid to pensioners in the year, including the lump sums payable on retirement (additional allowances), but do not include gratuities payable on death or expenditure on commutation of pensions.