§ Mr. Whitakerasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will take steps to increase, with retrospective effect, pensions for police officers disabled in the course of their duty.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsUnder the Police Pensions Regulations, an officer retired as a result of an injury on duty receives a police ill-health pension based on his years of service. In addition, he is eligible for a police supplemental pension which takes account of his degree of disablement. This supplemental pension is reduced by the amount of certain Social Security benefits which he may be receiving in respect of his injury.
I have no proposals at present for amending these provisions.