§ 5. Mr. Tilneyasked the Lord Privy Seal what action is being taken by Her Majesty's Government to bring up to the level of pensions under the United Kingdom Pensions (Increase) Act, 1959, the pensions of former colonial civil servants in the Sudan.
§ Mr. HeathHer Majesty's Government have made a number of representations to the Sudan Government about increases in the pensions of former British members of the Sudan Civil Service. I regret to say that the Sudan Government informed us in September that they had concluded that they were unable to pay any further increases.