HC Deb 29 June 1972 vol 839 cc387-8W
Mr. Hooson

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will change the Police Retirement Regulations so that war service undertaken by police officers immediately before they joined the police force shall count as time towards pensions.

Mr. Carlisle

The rules for the counting of war service for purposes of police pensions have been re-examined from time to time under successive goverments. While any further views which might be expressed on this question in Committee E of the Police Council would be considered, the difficulties are such that I can see little prospect of a change in the present rules.