§ Sir O. Prior-Palmerasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will state the number of pensions now in payment to non-industrial civil servants who retired prior to 1st April, 1952, and 89W during each of the following years up to 31st March, 1959, respectively.
Year of Retirement Retired Officers Dependants Totals Before 1st April, 1952 … … … … 41,000 12,000 53,000 1952–53 … … … … … 4,000 2,000 6,000 1953–54 … … … … … 5,000 2,000 7,000 1954–55 … … … … … 10,000 1,000 11,000 1955–56 … … … … … 8,000 2,000 10,000 1956–57 … … … … … 11,000 1,000 12,000 1957–58 … … … … … 13,000 3,000 16,000 1958–59 … … … … … 14,000 3,000 17,000 TOTALS … … 106,000 26,000 132,000
§ Sir O. Prior-Palmerasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the estimated initial cost of raising all non-industrial civil service pensions of earlier date than 1st April, 1959, to the level of corresponding pensions of that date; and what is the estimated subsequent annual reduction in such cost.
§ Sir E. Boyle£11 million in the first year, with an average annual reduction of about £½ million in the first five years. To apply this principle to the public services generally and the Armed Forces would cost £70 million in the first year.