§ Mr. Tilneyasked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations if he will state, in table form for each £100 of basic pension from £100 per annum to £1,200 per annum, how the Governments of Basutoland, Bechuanaland, and Swaziland and those of former dependent 138W territories have increased 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. Sandys:Pensions increases granted by Governments of independent Commonwealth countries are a matter for those Governments. The table below shows how increases granted to ex-civil servants of the High Commission Territories of Basutoland, the Bechuanaland Protectorate and Swaziland compare with those granted to civil service pensioners in the United Kingdom.
Basic Pension Increases since 1945 United Kingdom High Commission Territories £ £ £ 100 97 139 200 143 160 300 166 212 400 189 227 500 212 243 600 236 258 700 259 274 800 282 289 900 306 305 1,000 329 320 1,100 339 336 1,200 352 351 This table is based on retirement before 1945.