§ Mr. Godman Irvineasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer to state the maximum pensions commencing on 1st April, 1959, 1st April 1960, and 1st January, 1961, respectively, payable to civil servants retiring after 40 years' pensionable service as postman, clerical officer, executive officer, higher executive officer, senior executive officer, principal and assistant secretary, respectively.
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§ Sir E. Boyle:The information asked for is set out below. The calculations are based on the London rates of pay.
— Amount of pension commencing: 1st Apl. 1959 1st Apl. 1960 1st Jan. 1961 £ £ £ Postman 272 280 284 Clerical Officer 367 383 390 Executive Officer 522 545 558 Higher Executive Officer 640 672 691 Senior Executive Officer 807 860 894 Principal 1,031 1,102 1,146 Assistant Secretary 1,369 1,486 1,573
§ Mr. Godman Irvineasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, to state the number of pensions payable under the Superannuation Acts, 1935 and 1949, respectively, to widows and other dependants of civil servants on 30th September, 1960, the average amount of each such pension, and the number of persons in these categories not receiving such pensions.
§ Sir E. Boyle:The following table relates to the numbers and average amounts of pension payable at 30th September, 1960, to the widows and dependants of civil servants, under the Superannuation Acts, 1935 and 1949.
— Number of pensions in payment at 30th September, 1960 Average amount of pension per annum £ s. d. Superannuation Act, 1935: Widows and other beneficiaries 6,481 105 2 2 Superannuation Act, 1949: Widows 19,954 82 19 2 Children 2,757 28 0 11 Other dependants 68 93 15 11 I am unable to say what numbers of persons in the various categories are not receiving pensions.