§ Mr. John Pageasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the cost of pensions paid to civil servants and employees of local authorities and of nationalised boards, respectively, in 1946, 1956, and 1966.
§ Mr. MacDermotThe cost of pensions and related benefits paid to (and in respect of) former civil servants in the years 1945–46, 1955–56 and 1965–66 was £17 million, £38 million and £93 million respectively (rounded to the nearest £1 million).
Expenditure on benefits paid under the local government superannuation scheme is estimated by the Government Actuary to have been £23 million in 1955–56 and £50 million in 1965–66. No estimate is available for the year 1945–46.
As a question of day-to-day management, the cost of benefits paid by the Nationalised Boards is a matter for the Boards themselves.