HC Deb 01 December 1927 vol 211 c731W
Sir JOHN POWER

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty the number of persons engaged at the Ad-

— 1914–15. 1927–28.
(a) Number of staff engaged on pensions duties 25 42
(b) Cost of such staff £5,307 £17,000
(c) Cost of Naval, Marine and Widows pensions and gratuities, etc. £2,544,780 £7,415,670
(d) Percentage cost of staff to pensions, etc., awarded 0.208 0.229
(e) Number of staff per £100,000 pension award .982 .566