THE EARL OF MANSFIELDasked His Majesty's Government if they will give an assurance that, should the railways of this country be transferred to national ownership, the right of any railway official now retired, or who may subsequently retire, will be preserved, to take up any form of employment or gainful occupation, without prejudice to the payment of the pension in full, without regard to the amount of the additional wages or emoluments.
§ LORD WALKDENI can assure the noble Lord that there is no intention of imposing any new conditions as to the payment of pensions to railway servants now retired or to existing railway servants who are pensionable on retirement unless by mutual agreement.
House adjourned at three minutes before six o'clock.