§ 15. Mr. F. Harrisasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what are the percentages by which the original values of Civil Service pensions of £100, £300, £400, £600 and £800 commencing in October, 1940, had fallen by October, 1962, despite the increases granted by the Pensions (Increase) Acts; and what are the corresponding percentages for pensions of the same amounts com-
Pensions of Year of Retirement £100 £300 £400 £600 £800 Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. October: 1940 … … … … (a) 24.5 24.8 28.9 29.5 1945 … … … … 4.4 (b) 19.5 (b) 22.7 (b) 25.1 (b) 25.4 (b) 1950 … … … … 14.7 19.3 20.4 21.1 21.4 1955 … … … … 13.7 13.7 13.7 13.7 13.7 Notes (a) This pension had increased in purchasing power by 0.7 per cent. (b) Since these are hypothetical pensions, arbitrary assumptions have been made about war bonus for the purpose of Section 3 (2) of the Pensions (Increase) Act, 1944.