§ Mr. Pattieasked the Secretary of State for Defence what would be the cost 194W at 1975 survey prices of indexing the ex-Regular Service pensions to take into account the decline in the value of the pound since the level of the pension was established.
§ Mr. DuffyAt 1975 survey prices the cost would be of the order of £20-£25 million. At 1976 survey prices the figure would be considerably higher.