§ Mr. Onslowasked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations what delays have been experienced in the payment of Rhodesian pensions to residents of the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. BottomleyAbout two weeks. The delay was caused by a demand by the illegal Smith regime in Salisbury that pensions paid by Britain to residents in Rhodesia should be paid in dollars, or another convertible currency. This affected payments of pensions in this country on behalf of Rhodesia. Money was eventually paid-in by Rhodesia on 11th January, 1966, and December pension cheques were paid by the Ministry of Overseas Development from that date.