§ Mr. Pattieasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many Service men of the rank of sergeant and below have retired and have been in receipt of the ex-Regular Service pension in each year since 1950.
§ Mr. DuffyI regret that this information is not available in the form requested. However, the numbers of sergeants and equivalent ranks and below who retired to pension in each year since 1950 and who were still alive on 31st December 1975 are as follows:
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1950 … … 1,199 1951 … … 678 1952 … … 777 1953 … … 708 1954 … … 737 1955 … … 968 1956 … … 846 1957 … … 1,126 1958 … … 2,167 1959 … … 1,754 1960 … … 2,134 1961 … … 2,622 1962 … … 2,076 1963 … … 1,541 1964 … … 1,468 1965 … … 1,837 1966 … … 1,843 1967 … … 1,725 1968 … … 2,952 1969 … … 2,719 1970 … … 2,508 1971 … … 1,446 1972 … … 1,609 1973 … … 2,319 1974 … … 2,090 1975 … … 1,501
§ Mr. Pattieasked the Secretary of State for Defence what was the total cost of ex-Regular Service pensions during the year 1975–76.