§ 98 and 99. Mr. Tilneyasked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations (1) what are the rates of pension increases awarded by the Government of Ghana to former members of the Colonial Service and to Service widows; when these awards were made; how they compare with the awards made to home civil servants under the Pensions (Increase) Act, 1959; and whether he is satisfied with the increases in present circumstances;
126W(2) what are the rates of pension increases awarded by the Government of Malaya to former members of the Colonial Service and to Service widows; when these awards were made; how they compare with the awards made to home civil servants under the Pensions (Increase) Act, 1959; and whether he is satisfied with the increases in present circumstances.
§ Mr. SandysPension increases granted by independent Commonwealth Governments are a matter for those Governments.
§ Mr. Tilneyasked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations if he will give details of the amount and date of the last increase in pensions awarded by the Government of Ceylon to widows of former members of the Colonial Service, and of the date when the Ceylon Government's attention was first drawn by him to the need for further revision.
§ Mr. SandysThe question of pension increases is a matter for the Ceylon Government, to whom a copy of the United Kingdom Pensions (Increase) Act of 1959 was sent in October of that year.