§ Mr. Kenneth Clarkeasked the Minister for the Civil Service whether he will set out the rate of annual pension payable on 1 January 1979 to assistant secretaries who have retired in each year since 1965 assuming 40 years' service and retirement at 31 December in each year.
§ Mr. Charles R. MorrisThe rates of annual pension payable on 1 January 1979 to former assistant secretaries who retired on 31 December in each year since 1965 with 40 years' reckonable service are set out below. It is assumed in each case that pension is based on pensionable pay at the maximum of the pay scale, and that there are no pensionable emoluments in payment.
Last day of service and annual rate of pension on1 January1979 £ 31 December 1965 … … 6,883.86 31 December 1966 … … 7,171.44 31 December 1967 … … 6,953.57 31 December 1968 … … 6,897.14 31 December 1969 … … 6,940.53 31 December 1970 … … 6,915.36 31 December 1971 … … 6,872.45 31 December 1972 … … 8,487.82* 31 December 1973 … … 8,037.07 31 December 1974 … … 7,902.64 31 December 1975 … … 8,206.41 31 December 1976 … … 7,058.70 31 December 1977 … … 6,113.49 31 December 1978 … … 6,003.38 * NOTE: In 1972 the introduction of the principal Civil Service pension scheme allowed pensions to be based on pensionable pay in the best of the last three years of service rather than on average pay over the last three years.