§ 70. Mr. Palmerasked the Paymaster-General to make a statement on the reasons for not approving the comprehensive scheme for pension improvements in the electricity supply industry submitted by the Central Electricity Authority last autumn, and the approval instead of only a partial improvement limited to ex-local authority pensioners.
§ Mr. MaudlingMy noble Friend approved the pension increases for ex-municipal employees in the industry because they would have benefited under the Pensions (Increase) Act, 1956, if the industry had not been nationalised. No such consideration affects the position of ex-company pensioners in the industry.