§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish rent and mortgage allowances payable to the police at the latest date showing how this compares with previous figures and state if any part of allowance counts towards pensionable pay.
§ Mr. Merlyn ReesI refer my hon. Friend to the reply which I gave to the hon. Member for Berwick-upon-Tweed (Mr. Beith) on 1st December—[Vol. 940, cols. 319–320]. Rent allowance does not count as pensionable pay. There is no mortgage allowance as such.