§ Dr. Kingasked the Civil Lord of the Admiralty if he will state the estimated costs for the year 1962–63 of Greenwich Hospital pensions to officers, and grants towards the education of their children, respectively, and the names and addresses of the schools.
§ Mr. C. Ian Orr-EwingThe total provision made for benefits to officers and their children is £21,720 of which £16,000 is expected to be spent on pensions to officers, the remaining £5,720 being available to meet the cost of grants towards the education and maintenance of children of officers. The children are not required to attend particular schools to qualify for grants. These grants are not payable in respect of boys admitted to the Royal Hospital School, Holbrook, which is the only school administered by Greenwich Hospital.
§ Dr. Kingasked the Civil Lord of the Admiralty, if he will state the estimated costs for the year 1962–63 of Greenwich Hospital pensions to seamen and marines, pensions to widows, and the education of children, respectively, and the names and addresses of the schools.
§ Mr. C. Ian Orr-EwingThe estimated cost for the year is £73,680, the detailed allocation of which is as follows:
£ Special Pensions to Seamen and Marines 47,200 Canada Pensions 380 Widow's Pensions 19,000 Education and Maintenance of Children—Grants 6,600 Gratuities to parents and dependants, and Miscellaneous Charges 500 The grants made towards the education and maintenance of children of marines and seamen are mostly paid to the parents or guardians of children maintained in their own homes, but five grants are currently in issue in respect of children maintained at:
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- The Royal Victoria Patriotic School, Hatfield;
- Services House, Southsea;
- The Royal United Services Home for Girls, Newquay.
Grants are not payable in respect of boys admitted to the Royal Hospital School, Holbrook, which is the only school administered by Greenwich Hospital.