§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Minister of Technology what procedure is laid down by his regulations for the Atomic Energy Authority to follow in making decisions on the award of pensions to employees exposed to radiation hazards and who subsequently contract leukemia; and if he will make a statement.
§ Dr. Ernest A. DaviesUnder the authority's superannuation schemes employees who are retired on ill-health grounds before minimum pensionable age are eligible for retirement benefits if they 25W have sufficient length of service and otherwise qualify under the rules of the schemes. These arrangements apply irrespective of the nature of the illness: they apply only to people who are members of an authority superannuation scheme at the date of their ill-health retirement.