§ Mr. Tilneyasked the Lord Privy Seal if he will state, in table form for each 108W £100 of basic pension from £100 per annum to £1,200 per annum, how the Government of the Sudan has increased the pensions 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. Godber:The Pensions (Increase) Act, 1959, awarded percentage increases which varied according to the retirement date of the pensioner. I take it that my hon. Friend has in mind the total increase payable to United Kingdom pensioners under each of the post-war pension increase Acts, including that of 1959, and the total increase awarded to Sudan Government pensioners over the same period of time. In the appended table, all the Sudanese increases fall below those for the United Kingdom.
Basic Pension Sudan Increase United Kingdom Increase £ £ £ 100 90 97 200 133 343 300 123 166 400 113 189 500 103 212 600 93 236 700 84 259 800 84 282 900 84 306 1.000 84 328 1,100 Before 1st January, 1950, the maximum pension for Sudan Government officials was £1,000. No increase has been awarded to pensioners who retired after that date. 1,200