§ Mr. Viggersasked the Minister for the Civil Service how many civil servants (a) currently in post and (b) now retired are affected by the rule that temporary service prior to 14 July 1949 counts as to 610W one-half in the calculation of their pensions, distinguishing between industrial civil servants and non-industrial civil servants.
§ Mr. ChannonPrecise figures are not available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. It is estimated, however, that some 100,000 serving civil servants, of whom about a quarter are in industrial grades, are affected by this rule. The number of pensioners—including widows—is probably rather more than 150,000. These figures do not include Post Office staffs and pensioners and others who have reserved rights to Civil Service superannuation terms.