§ Mr. Palmerasked the Secretary of State for Scotland which nationalised industries for which his Department is responsible increase the pensions of their employees by the following methods (a) under the statutory obligations of section 59 of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975, (b) under their respective trust deeds as if under the 1975 Act, (c) by fully increasing pensions in other forms, and (d) by awarding discretionary increases.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThe Scottish Transport Group increases the pensions of its employees in accordance with the provisions of section 59 of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975; the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board increases pensions as if they were covered by the 1975 Act; and the South of Scotland Electricity Board increases pensions in line with movements in the Index of Retail Prices.