HC Deb 25 July 1978 vol 954 c631W
Mr. Fairbairn

asked the Minister for the Civil Service what pension and other emoluments are payable to a permanent under-secretary of state who retired aged 60 years on 31st March 1978 after 38½ years total service and nearly five years in his final appointment.

Mr. Charles R. Morris

A permanent under-secretary of state who retired at age 60 on 31st March 1978 with 38½ years' reckonable service would be awarded a pension of £10,206.74 a year, and a lump sum, less any outstanding widows' pension contributions, of £30,620.21. Depending on personal circumstances, a contingent widow's pension may also be awarded, which would not exceed £5,103.37 a year.