HC Deb 22 July 1959 vol 609 c125W
76. Mrs. Braddock

asked the Secretary of State for War if he will state the nature of the charges and the Section of the Army Act under which they are being preferred against a non-commissioned officer of the Cameronians in Nairobi, Kenya.

Mr. Soames

Charges of striking or ill-treating soldiers have been brought under Section 65 (b) of the Army Act, 1955. One further charge under Section 70 is of assault causing actual bodily harm.

Comparison with United Kingdom Pensions (Increase) Act, 1959 Service Pensions Widows' and Orphans' Pensions
A. Generally more favourable. Bahamas, Cyprus, East Africa High Commission, Fiji, Hong Kong, Kenya, Northern Rhodesia, Tanganyika, Uganda, Zanzibar. Bahamas, East Africa High Commission, Kenya, Northern Rhodesia, Tanganyika, Uganda, Zanzibar.
B. More favourable over material range of pensions. British Guiana, Sarawak, South Africa High Commission Territories. British Guiana, Sarawak, South Africa High Commission Territories.
C. Generally less favourable. Aden, Barbados, British Honduras, Falkland Islands, Gambia, Gibraltar, Ghana, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Malaya, Mauritius, Nigeria, North Borneo, Nyasaland, St. Helena, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somalitand, Seychelles, Trinidad, Western Pacific High Commission, Windward Islands. Aden, Barbados, British Honduras, Cyprus, Gambia, Gibraltar, Ghana, Hong Kong, Jamaica, Malaya, Mauritius, Nigeria, North Borneo, Nyasaland, Sierra Leone, Somaliland, Seychelles, Singapore, Trinidad.
D. Insufficient information. Bermuda, Malta. Malta, Western Pacific High Commission.
NOTES:
1. The comparison is based, except in the case of the East Africa High Commission on pension increases paid to pensioners who retired before 1945.
2. Increases are normally paid without regard to the age of the pensioner, whereas in the United Kingdom increases are normally applicable to pensioners aged 60 and over.
3. Pensions are based on the pensioner's salary at the date of his retirement and many have therefore suffered less from inflation than United Kingdom pensions granted at the same date, since the latter are usually based on average salary over a period (commonly three years) prior to retirement.
4. In the United Kingdom there is no general provision for the widows and orphans of Civil Servants who retired before the end of the war.
5. Further increases are now being introduced by the Government of Mauritius.