§ Colonel Crosthwaite-Eyreasked the Minister of Defence what he estimates would be the immediate cost if the retired pay of Regular officers of the three Armed Services and the Indian Services 50W who retired prior to 1st September, 1950, was raised to the rates introduced from that date; and by how much this immediate cost would be likely to fall in each of the next three years.
§ Mr. SandysThe cost in the first full year would be £2,130,000, decreasing by about £70,000 a year in each of the next three years.