§ Mr. Tilneyasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will state in table form for each £100 of basic pension from £100 per annum to £1,200 per annum how each Government of the Colonies and ex-Colonies has increased the pension to ex-civil servants; and how these increases compare with those given by the Pensions Increase Act, 1959, to civil servants of the United Kingdom, showing those that fall below the United Kingdom scale in a different kind of type.
§ Mr. Iain Macleod:I am circulating a table in respect of the overseas Governments with Which I am concerned. As I stated at the conclusion of the debate on the Second Reading of the Overseas Service Bill—OFFICIAL REPORT, 24th January, 1961—further improvements are expected in a number of territories where the present rates of increases are generally inferior to those currently payable to United Kingdom civil service pensioners. The question of increases paid by Basutoland, Bechuanaland and Swaziland and by the Governments of former dependent territories is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations or, in the case of the former Somaliland Protectorate, my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
137WThe following is the table:
TABLE OF COMPARISON OF PENSION INCREASE RATES BETWEEN OVERSEAS GOVERNMENTS SHOWING ALSO THE RATES PAID TO PENSIONERS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM GOVERNMENT (RETIREMENT BEFORE FIRST POST-WAR SALARIES REVISION) Basic Pension … 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1,000 1,100 1,200 U.K. 1959 Act … 97 143 166 189 212 236 259 282 306 329 339 352 Aden … 75 65 90 110 130 145 160 175 185 195 205 215 Bahamas … 120 225 300 360 360 360 360 360 360 360 360 360 Barbados … 119 157 158 158 158 158 158 158 158 158 158 158 Bermuda … 74 94 114 134 154 174 194 214 234 254 274 294 British Guiana … 150 150 150 150 150 150 150 150 150 150 150 150 British Honduras … 61 102 126 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 230 Falkland Islands … 97 143 166 189 212 236 259 282 306 329 339 352 Fiji … 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1,000 1,100 1,200 Gambia … 50 100 150 160 180 210 210 210 210 210 210 210 Gibraltar … 76 106 116 126 136 146 146 146 146 146 146 146 Hong Kong … 196 245 291 335 359 379 399 401 401 401 401 401 Jamaica … 95 190 285 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 Kenya … 50 89 135 179 224 269 314 354 385 400 400 400 Leeward Islands … 76 106 116 126 136 146 156 166 176 186 186 186 Malta … 118 149 180 150 159 185 194 202 212 221 230 239 Mauritius … Pensions Increased to amounts payable if Officer retired currently. North Borneo … 116 176 212 242 282 318 353 388 423 459 482 505 Northern Rhodesia … 60 110 164 218 273 327 382 414 416 416 416 416 Nyasaland … 60 110 164 218 273 327 382 414 416 416 416 416 Palestine … 97 143 166 189 212 236 259 282 306 329 339 352 St. Helena … 76 106 116 126 136 146 156 166 176 186 186 186 Sarawak … 97 143 166 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 600 Seychelles … 97 143 166 189 212 236 259 282 306 329 339 352 Sierra Leone … 50 100 150 165 180 195 210 225 240 255 270 289 Singapore … 73 106 116 135 150 154 154 154 154 154 154 154 Tanganyika … 50 89 135 179 224 269 314 354 385 400 400 400 Trinidad … 110 158 203 136 144 144 144 144 144 144 144 144 Uganda … 50 89 135 179 224 269 314 354 385 400 400 400 Western Pacific … 76 106 116 126 136 146 156 166 176 186 186 186 Windward Islands … 72 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 Zanzibar … 50 89 135 179 224 269 314 354 385 400 400 400 U.K. 1959 Act … 52 76 98 122 145 168 192 215 238 261 273 285* E.A.H.C. … 42 70 104 139 174 209 243 278 303 325 325 325* * For retirements in 1948.