HC Deb 27 November 1951 vol 494 c140W
125. Mr. Paget

asked the Secretary of State for War whether increases in pay of the Armed Forces result in a proportional increase of half pay.

Mr. J. R. H. Hutchison

No. But half pay is no longer a current provision for the Army except in the case of field marshals. The half pay rate for field marshals was increased as part of the recent improvements in retirement benefits.

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