§ 57. Mr. Pounderasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what would be the cost of granting parity of pensions to public service pensioners based upon length of service and positions held, regardless of date of retirement.
§ Mr. MacDermotOver £100 million a year.
§ 58. Mr. Pounderasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what action he intends to take to revise the structure upon which public service pensions are based.
§ Mr. MacDermotI see no reason to change the basic structure of public service pensions. The Government are reviewing the position of existing public service pensioners, as my hon. Friend the Chief Secretary told the House on 10th November last.