§ 100. Mr. Evelyn Kingasked the Secretary of State for Defence what progress has been made in his review of Armed Forces pensions; and when he intends to raise the pensions of all retired Service men to what they would be had they retired on the latest pay scale.
§ Mr. MayhewI can add nothing yet to the Answer I gave to the hon. Member for Bournemouth, West (Sir J. Eden) on 1st February.
§ Sir A. V. Harveyasked the Secretary of State for Defence what would be the cost of bringing on to the 1956 code all those Armed Forces officer pensioners, of whatever age, who retired before that code came into force; and what would be the cost of comparable treatment for other ranks.
§ Mr. MayhewAbout £4 million for officers and about £1 million for other ranks.