§ Mr. Callaghanasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers have retired since the introduction of the commutation arrangements; how many have asked to commute their pensions; how many have been allowed to do so in the counties, boroughs and Metropolitan force, respectively, divided into chief constables and superintendents on the one hand, and the federated ranks on the other.
§ Mr. R. A. ButlerMy records are limited to the Metropolitan Police, for which the figures are shown in the following table:
RETIREMENTS BETWEEN 14TH APRIL, 1958, AND 13TH APRIL, 1959 — Superintendents and above Federated ranks (i) Number of police officers who retired 48 553 (ii) Number of retiring police officers who were eligible to commute 43 226 (iii) Number who asked to commute 42 193 (iv) Number who were allowed to commute 41 180