House of Commons Members' Fund

HC Deb 08 May 1970 vol 801 cc202-3W

Sir B. Rhys Williams

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer on what assumptions the Government Actuary prepared the table appearing on page six of his report on the House of Commons Members' Fund published on 27th February, 1970.

Mr. Taverne:

The basis adopted by the Government Actuary for the approximate projections on page 6 of the report was the experience of the mortality of former Members, and their widows, as disclosed by his examination of the statistics of the fund.