§ Mr. Tilneyasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what are the rates of pension increases awarded by Singapore to former members of the Colonial Service and to Service widows; when these awards were made; how they compare
COMPARISON OF PENSIONS INCREASES OF SINGAPORE AND UNITED KINGDOM Basic Pension £100 £200 £300 £400 £500 £600 £700 £800 £900 £1,000 A. Retirement before 1.8.47 U.K 97 143 166 189 212 236 259 282 306 329 Singapore 118 155 130 135 150 154 154 154 154 154 (with dependent) 118 180 194 156 152 154 154 154 154 154 Widows 30 45 45 — — — — — — — (with dependent) 40 60 60 50 — — — — — — B. Retirement between 1.8.47 and 1.1.52 U.K 52 76 98 122 145 168 192 215 238 261 Singapore 87 114 106 95 110 119 119 119 119 119 Widows No increase payable C. Retirement between 1.1.52 and 1.1.55 U.K.* 8 16 24 32 40 48 56 64 72 80 Singapore 62 76 71 29 21 21 21 21 21 21 Widows No increase payable * For purposes of comparison a rate of increase of 8 per cent. under the U.K. Pensions (Increase) Act, 1959 has been used.