§ Mr. Churchillasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether members of the Armed Forces who retire prior to 31st March 1980 will receive pensions calculated on the full amount of the award by the review body or only on their actual present pay; and whether any other category of public servant receives a pension based on a figure greater than his actual pay.
§ Mr. DuffyMembers of the Armed Forces who retire from 1st April 1978 will receive pensions calculated on the fully comparable levels of pay recommended by the Armed Forces Pay Review Body in its Seventh Report (Cmnd. 7177) and which the Government have accepted for full implementation by 1st April 1980. The pensions of some groups covered by the Top Salaries 345W Review Body are already calculated on a similar basis, including Members of Parliament, senior civil servants and senior officers in the forces.
§ Mr. Churchillasked the Secretary of State for Defence why the pensions of members of the Armed Forces have in recent years been based on less than their current level of pay; and if he will give an assurance that previous supplements to forces' pay are now to be fully consolidated into the military salary for pension purposes as from 1st May 1978.
§ Mr. DuffyThe pensions of members of the Armed Forces in recent years have been based on their current levels of pay in full, including supplements under phases 1 and 2 of the Government's incomes policy.