§ 44. Mr. Iremongerasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what reply he is making to the letter addressed to him by the Civil Service National Whitley Council Staff Side requesting that unestablished service before 1949 should be reckonable in full for superannuation purposes; and whether he proposes to accede to the Staff Side's request for discussions with him or whether this question is one for discussion through the normal Whitley machinery.
§ 49. Captain W. Elliotasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what discussions he has now had on the revision of the rules used in assessing the eligibility of civil servants for pension who have some years of non-established service, who get no pension and suffer hardship through the rigid application of the present rules; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MacDermotTemporary civil servants, who reach the age of 60 and have 20 years or more full-time, unestablished service, can now get established. Their previous service then counts for pension, as for all other established officers, as to one-half before 14th July, 1949, and in full thereafter. My right hon. Friend is still considering the Staff Side's request for discussions on the full reckoning of all unestablished service.