§ Sir H. JACKSONasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he will give early and favourable consideration to the recommendation of the Tomlin Commission to the effect that members of the "P" class and "PU" class and of the temporary clerical and typing classes who have been debarred from admission to the established grades on age grounds should receive gratuities on retirement at the rate of two weeks' pay for each year of service?
§ Mr. COOPERThis recommendation by the Royal Commission on the Civil Service referred to members of the classes in question who were debarred on age grounds from admission, not to the established grades, as stated by my hon. Friend, but to the contributory Superannuation Scheme B, which the commission suggested for these classes. The proposal to bring these classes under a contributory superannuation scheme was not adopted by His Majesty's Government. Instead, subject to certain conditions, they were established under the non-contributory superannuation system applicable to established civil servants in general. It follows that those of them who were over age for establishment must be dealt with like other unestab 1953W lished civil servants, for whom the Royal Commission did not recommend any change in regard to retiring gratuity, and the individuals concerned were notified accordingly on appointment to the appropriate permanent grade in an unestablished capacity.