§ 81. Commander Nobleasked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether he is aware that the compensation terms for officers of the Royal Indian Navy, promulgated by the Flag Officer Commanding on 3rd May, are based on the existing pension scales and not those announced in Cmd. 6715 which have already been extended to officers of the Indian Army; and what steps he is taking to ensure that the Royal Indian Navy is brought into this scheme.
§ Mr. A. HendersonThe main item in the compensation terms is the lump sum compensation. This does not reflect the difference in existing pension scales and is the same for the Royal Indian Navy as for the Indian Army. The hon. and gallant Member is, however, presumably referring to the fact that Royal Indian 169W Navy ordinary pensions and consequently proportionate pensions are lower than those of Indian Army combatant officers. As I stated on 5th May, the Government of India have under urgent consideration the question of applying the new British pension code to officers of the Royal Indian Navy, and I hope to receive their decision this week.