§ Mr. Houghtonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what would be the percentage annual contribution, expressed as a percentage of wages and salaries, required from serving civil servants to pay for the cost of raising all Civil Service pensions to the level of those being currently awarded for comparable grades and service.
§ Mr. BarberAt present, about 4 per cent. of the wages and salaries of established staff, tending to increase as the proportion of pensioners to serving staff rises.