§ Mr. Whitakerasked the Minister of Overseas Development what annual amounts formerly British countries are
186W1967, the latest date for which figures are available, were as follows:
each paying for pensions of British former officials, out of their own funds or as part of our aid contribution, respectively.
§ Mr. OramPensions payable to British officials in respect of their service in formerly dependent countries are shown below together with a note of the British contribution.
Countries Pensions paid to former British officials British contribution £ £ Barbados 18,000 220 Botswana 44,000 2,000 Burma 212,000 Ceylon 143,000 Cyprus 71,000 East African Common Services Organisation 174,000 13,000 East African Posts and Telegraphs 182,000 12,000 East African Railways and Harbours 424,000 16,000 Gambia 50,000 355 Ghana 506,000 Guyana 52,000 455 India 6,775,000 6,775,000✶ Jamaica 38,000 2,000 Kenya 1,391,000 71,000 Lesotho 53,000 5,000 Malaysia including Sarawak and Sabah 1,311,000 18,000 Malta 6,000 Malawi 333,000 18,000 Mauritius 43,000 Nigeria 1,640,000 Pakistan 250,000 Palestine 1,080,000 1,080,000 Sierra Leone 169,000 Singapore 307,000 1,000 Somali Republic 39,000 South Yemen 117,000 15,000 Sudan 411,000 Tanzania 1,164,000 50,000 Trinidad 60,000 2,000 Uganda 693,000 30,000 Zambia 767,000 38,000 ✶ Paid by Britain in accordance with the financial arrangements made between the two countries in 1955. The above table shows the recurrent annual pensions payable to officials only. 187W In addition most of the countries listed pay widows and orphans pensions under separate schemes. As many of these schemes are contributory and some are funded and as it would not be possible to divide payments as between official and private contributions, these pensions have been excluded.
The table does not show the amounts paid by the British Government under the Pensions (Increase) Acts 1962 and 1965. The total amount payable as pension supplements under these arrangements is just over £2 million.